On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Conservative MP Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt, SK) announced an investment of over $150,000 in funding to determine the economic feasibility of developing a bio-based jet fuel industry produced from oilseed in Saskatchewan, as part of National Biotechnology Week celebrations. The bio-based jet fuel industry is a very … Read more
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Conservative MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, NS) announced an investment of over $850,000 to the Nova Scotia Agricultural College to study and develop on-farm tools for applying nitrogen. The Nova Scotia Agricultural College will use the investment to advance and develop greenhouse gas mitigation technologies that … Read more
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK) and Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, AB), Conservative MP Jim Hillyer (Lethbridge, AB) announced an investment of almost $4 million for work to upgrade the Lethbridge Research Centre's exterior walls that will reduce its heating and cooling costs. On May 30, 2011, Public Works … Read more
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK) concluded the 36th Cairns Group Ministerial Meeting where members assessed the ongoing World Trade Organization Doha Round negotiations on agriculture and other issues that impact trade, with the objective of fostering a more open agricultural trading system. For the first time, CG members discussed how innovation and rules-based trade … Read more
Thirty-five New Brunswick farms and sixty-two Nova Scotia farms will open their doors to the public as Open Farm Day marks its 10th anniversary. All four provinces in the region (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island) are taking part in this agricultural showcase. This year's theme is "Farmers Feed Communities." … Read more
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Conservative MP Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt, SK) announced $750,000 in funding for Quantum Genetics Canada Inc. to commercialize a new technology that is now helping producers send their cattle to market at the optimum time. Quantum Genetics Canada developed a management services system that improves the quality … Read more
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Conservative MP Wai Young (Vancouver South, BC) announced over $276,000 in funding to establish the British Columbia Carcass Tracking and Quality Information System. Cattle producers and processors in B.C. will continue to provide consumers with top quality beef thanks to a Government of Canada investment in … Read more
On behalf of Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Conservative MP Ron Cannan (Kelowna-Lake Country, BC) announced an investment of over $1 million to Andrew Peller Limited for new packaging equipment at their winery operations in Grimsby, ON, and Kelowna, BC. The funds will allow Andrew Peller Limited to increase competitiveness and reduce production … Read more
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Conservative MP Jacques Gourde (Lotbiniere-Chutes-de-la-ChaudierGourde, QC) announced $500,000 in funding for the Conseil québécois de l'horticulture to collect, analyze and disseminate market intelligence. This project will provide access to commercial and competitive intelligence that is relevant to the horticulture sector, to make Canada's horticulture value chain … Read more
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz (Battlefords-Lloydminster, SK), Conservative MP Kelly Block (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, SK) announced an investment of up to nearly $370,000 to the Saskatchewan Beekeepers' Association to help develop new strategies to respond to a decline in honey bee colony populations. This program will evaluate existing disease control methods and adapt these to … Read more
