Liberal MP Pierre Breton (Shefford, Que.) and member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food announced an investment of $690,000 to Éleveurs de volailles du Québec to help the Quebec poultry industry reduce the preventive use of antibiotics. Under this project, the Poultry Research Chair at the University of Montreal’s Faculty of … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced that he will be leading a trade mission to China in the fall. The mission would be part of the Government’s efforts to expand Canada’s bilateral relationship with China. He will be joined by a group of industry representatives from the Canadian Agricultural, Agri-food and Fish and Seafood sectors to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced today an investment of $10 million for Vitalus Nutrition Inc. to commercialize a value-added prebiotic. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart highlighted the importance of agriculture education and working together to engage students and consumers towards the importance of the agricultural sector. The Agriculture Awareness Initiative Program (AAIP) provides funding to projects with a focus on education, innovation, research and entrepreneurship in the sector. The full release … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced $35.3 million in funding for infrastructure improvements at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Swift Current Research and Development Centre. The centre is being renovated and new laboratories are being built, which are used extensively to support AAFC’s wheat breeding program and other research on forages and cereals. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science Terry Beech (Burnaby North–Seymour, B.C.) announced an investment of $1,825,000 to Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies Ltd. to support the commercialization, production and distribution of a new, high-precision seeder. Precision seeding equipment, such as the new CX-6 SMART Seeder, uses sophisticated field/soil mapping technology which enables the farmer to apply precise amounts of seed, fertilizer and nutrients, … Read more
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI), Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna-Lake Country, B.C.) announced a contribution of up to $1.1 million to grow the domestic and international market for Canadian ornamental horticulture. This funding will help the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association promote and showcase nursery products to buyers in Canada and around the world … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced that the Governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $270,000 in a pilot project to increase the use of pulse flours in the commercial bread-making industry, creating new opportunities to expand markets and value-added processing. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
The provincial and federal governments have invested more than $2.5 million to boost York Region’s local economy and grow Ontario’s food and beverage processing sector. Federal and provincial representatives made the announcement today at Treasure Mills Inc. The Aurora area food processor received $100,000 to support improved efficiency and capacity in its facility by installing automated baking and washing … Read more
International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) highlighted that AAFC’s Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre in Quebec is receiving $1.5M of the Budget 2016 investment to install a new bioreactor. The new bioreactor will help advance research … Read more
