Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced total funding of $17.6 million for crop-related research in 2023. The full release is available online. Call 343-541-9229.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the appointment of Emily Crocco as chairperson and full-time member of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal. The full release is available online. Call 343-541-9229. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that Justine Hendricks has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Hendricks is the … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that the fourth payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program is now available to dairy producers. Dairy farmers will receive compensation payments based on their milk quota. To get their payment, producers must register through the Canadian Dairy Commission before March 31, 2023. The full release is available online. … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced support for up to 79 new projects across Canada that promote food security in Indigenous, remote and Northern communities under the fourth phase of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund. In total, up to $19.5 million will be invested, with between $100,000 and $500,000 per project. Of the 79 projects announced, … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the launch of consultations to develop a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy in collaboration with a diversity of partners. The Strategy will serve as a guide to support the livelihoods of farmers while growing a sustainable sector. As part of the consultation process, a discussion document is now available for comment. Consultations run until … Read more
Liberal MP Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.) announced a federal investment of up to $8 million for Country Ribbon to adopt advanced equipment that will increase productivity, while reducing its environmental footprint. The full release is available online. Call 343-541-9229. Liberal MP Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East, N.L.), and Bernard Davis, Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced an … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) met with agriculture stakeholders at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, Sask., to discuss the Government of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy and Canada’s first ever Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office. With $31.8 million earmarked in dedicated funding, this new office will enable Canada to engage with stakeholders, regulatory counterparts, and policy decision-makers … Read more
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $1.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help eligible non-supply-managed poultry operations and related agri-businesses increase biosecurity efforts to reduce the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Poultry Biosecurity Preparedness Initiative is a new, cost-share initiative to assist eligible non-supply-managed poultry and waterfowl … Read more
Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Ont.) reaffirmed the Government of Canada’s commitment to provide compensation for supply-managed sectors for the impacts of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Dairy, poultry and egg processors and producers are expected to share more than $1.7 billion in direct payments and investment programs: The federal Government intends to invest up to $105 million in … Read more
Staring on Nov. 16, eligible organizations can apply for funding under the Government of Canada’s African Swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program. The $23.4 million program is designed to help Canada’s pork industry prepare for the possibility of African swine fever entering the country. Applications from academic institutions, associations, businesses, Indigenous groups, and provincial/territorial/municipal governments will be accepted until … Read more
