Agribusiness 30 | Saskatchewan Curriculum

(a)	Assess the importance (e.g., product quality and safety) of rules and regulations throughout the supply chain.
(b)	Describe what quality assurance means within the context of agriculture.
(c)	Identify rules and regulations (i.e., agriculture policy) that apply to the agriculture industry in Saskatchewan and Canada today.
(d)	Research post-colonial legislation and regulations that impacted, and continue to impact, agricultural activity among First Nations and Métis peoples.
(e)	Examine the alignment of current Saskatchewan and Canadian agriculture policy with First Nations and Métis worldviews (e.g., stewardship of the land).
(f)	Explain the role of municipal, band, provincial and federal governments in establishing and enforcing rules and regulations for the agriculture industry.
(g)	Classify rules and regulations for the agriculture industry according to the level of government (i.e., municipal, band, provincial and federal) that is responsible for implementing them.
(h)	Reflect on individual responsibility for knowing and complying with rules and regulations applicable to the agriculture industry for those involved in it.
(i)	Discuss the role that producers and consumers can play in influencing the development and introduction of rules and regulations in the agriculture industry.
(j)	Investigate: rules and regulations (e.g., CE Mark Certification on equipment and the European Union Animal Health Law) imposed by other jurisdictions that affect the exporting of Saskatchewan and Canadian agriculture products and services into foreign markets; Canadian rules and regulations (e.g., equipment manuals available in both English and French and mandatory labelling of prepackaged food products) that affect the importing of foreign agriculture products and services into Saskatchewan and Canada; interprovincial rules and regulations that might impact the flow of agricultural products and services among Canadian provinces; and, urban, rural, municipal and band rules and regulations (e.g., licensing and road bans) that impact the flow of agricultural products and services within Saskatchewan.
(k)	Predict potential repercussions of events such as an outbreak of food poisoning or other foodborne illness, an anthrax outbreak among cattle herds, an outbreak of clubroot disease in canola crops, rail blockades and protests that are indicative of, or could lead to, a lack of quality assurance in the agriculture industry.
(l)	Research the mandate of a variety of agricultural organizations such as the Saskatchewan Food Processors’ Association, the Prairie Machinery Manufacturers’ Association and commodity associations as well as federal and provincial government agencies such as Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food, Health Canada, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, Saskatchewan Health and Public Health in maintaining product quality and safety.

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