Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) announced $742,725 in funding to help the Alberta Wheat Commission analyze gaps in crop data and price reporting for grains. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) announced $950,000 in funding to help the Canadian International Grains Institute identify new uses for the high-protein, high-fibre family of legumes. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced nearly $3.8 million in funding for 30 livestock and forage research projects on Jan. 21. Funding is provided through the province’s Agriculture Development Fund. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
At the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO)’s annual general meeting in Toronto on Jan. 14, 2015, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) announced a $3 million investment for DFO to help set up a research and innovation centre at the University of Guelph. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) announced an investment of up to $9.5 million to the Canola Council of Canada to support their development activities in domestic and global markets. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-7972.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.) announced more than $3.3 million in federal funding to Pulse Canada to help increase the use of pulse and pulse products in the food manufacturing industry and to assist multi-sector producers in responding to non-tariff barriers in overseas markets. Pulse Canada will receive over $3 million in funding over five years from the AgriMarketing … Read more
Conservative MP Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt, Sask.) announced an investment of up to $260,000 to the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board (Sask Pork) to help control two diseases that threaten swine and beef herds in Canada. The research will target Brachyspira hampsonii, a recently discovered bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis in pigs. Scientists will also seek … Read more
Conservative MP Bernard Trottier (Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Ont.) announced an investment of $67,000 to Zpirit Foods to help broaden the market reach of their unique line of health beverages. Zpirit Foods is commercializing a new-to-industry health beverage containing real fruit, water, herbs and spices. This federal investment will be used by the company to acquire and install a new fully … Read more
Conservative MP Peter Kent (Thornhill, Ont.) announced a $782,000 repayable contribution to Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. to help the company commercialize its innovative, organic snack foods. This support from the AgriInnovation Program will help the company purchase new equipment to produce healthy organic bars and snacks. With this new equipment, Riverside Natural Foods will use a … Read more
The Government of Canada introduced in the House of Commons the Modernization of Canada’s Grain Industry Act. The bill will build on major reforms made in 2012 by enhancing producer protections and improving grain quality and grain safety assurance. The amendments would allow the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to establish a producer compensation fund to … Read more
