Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart says the new Liberal Government needs to keep up the focus on Agricultural issues.

Stewart says Gerry Ritz did a good job as Agriculture Minister especially when it came to trade, opening up and expanding our marketing opportunities.

Stewart says for Saskatchewan, exports are key:

"Exports are such an important part of it because we export the vast majority of everything we produce in the province. Being part of the Trans Pacific Partnership is critical to Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan as a whole - not only agriculture," he said.

Stewart says it will be interesting to see who Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint as the Country’s Federal Agriculture Minister, adding he’s willing to work with them to strengthen Saskatchewan and the country’s ag sector.