Marginal Areas Rehabilitation in Saskatchewan (MARS) Program
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2024
SaskSoil’s Marginal Areas Rehabilitation in Saskatchewan (MARS) program encourages the conversion of marginal cropland into
perennial forage while increasing your profits while farming fewer acres.
Forages improve profitability, increase pollinator habitat and biodiversity, reduce herbicide-resistant weeds,
act as buffer zones to meet product label guidelines and manage clubroot issues.
This program is designed to seed down acres that are unprofitable to grow crops while farming less land more efficiently.
Receive $75/acre on eligible land plus up to $2,000 rebate ($1,000 for up to 20 acres, $2,000 for 21-40 acres) with proof of working with a professional precision ag service or agrologist.
Maintain land as forage for 10 years. Should you wish to break the land within 10 years, you can repay a portion of the total funds provided in proportion to the number of years remaining in the term of the agreement.
Eligible land should be located within the colored area.
Land not located within the boundaries of the target map shown and must have
7 basins or 20 acres of wetlands on the quarter section or receive approval.
E-mail MARS@sasksoil.ca for more information
Eligible land should be located within the colored area. Land not located within the boundaries of the target map shown must have 7 basins or 20 acres of wetlands on the quarter section or receive approval.
Funding for the MARS program provided by :
