Thousands of dollars earmarked for land conservation in Saskatchewan

More than $660,000 has been earmarked for land conservation agreements with Saskatchewan beef producers.The Saskatchewan Stock Growers and the South of the Divide Conservation Action Program have received funding support from Ottawa and the U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.Stock Growers manager Chad MacPherson says the funds will go to producers who participate in land conservation and species-at-risk protection.He says two grazing corporations, the Val Marie Grazing corporation and the Beaver Valley Grazing Corporation are involved with the Stock Growers for land conservation and protection of species-at-risk.