Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) re-affirmed the Government’s commitment to provide compensation for supply-managed sectors for the impacts of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. Dairy, poultry and egg producers and processors are expected to share more than $1.7 billion in direct payments and investment programs. The full release is available online. Call 343-541-9229.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Canadian Heritage Chris Bittle (St. Catharines, Ont.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.) announced an investment of up to $990,866 to Wine Growers Canada. This investment, under the AgriMarketing Program, will support Wine Growers Canada to further develop markets in North America, … Read more
The Government of Canada is supporting the creation of a certification program that will allow businesses to meet specific trade requirements. The $336,858 investment, announced by Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), will support GS1 Canada, a not-for-profit association, to develop training tailored to small and micro food enterprises. The project includes learning modules and … Read more
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) announced $2,430,023 for P&P Optica Inc. through the AgriInnovate Program to help build and present its innovative, Canadian-made food inspection technology for meat processors. The full release is available online. Call 343-541-9229.
Agriculture ministers and representatives from about 50 countries met over two days for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. The meeting was co-chaired by Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and New Zealand agricultural minister Damien O’Connor. The meeting allowed the Ministers to discuss best practices, and to reaffirm the importance of collaboration to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of $1 million from the Government of Canada to the Association des médecins vétérinaires praticiens du Québec to develop a digital tool to anticipate and reduce the risks associated with metabolic diseases in dairy cows. The full release is available online. Call 343-541-9229.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) travelled to PEI to visit some of the areas that were most affected by the storm, hearing how extreme weather conditions in the province impacted farm operations, families and livelihoods. Bibeau and PEI Agriculture and Land Minister Darlene Compton witnessed Hurricane Fiona’s impacts on the agriculture sector as they listened to the … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) toured areas of Antigonish and Pictou counties affected by Hurricane Fiona with Nova Scotia’s Minister of Agriculture Greg Morrow. They saw firsthand the widespread damage caused by the storm to Nova Scotia’s agriculture sector, as well as the fallout from extended power failures that affected a number of farming operations. Producers are encouraged … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced the governments of Canada and Manitoba are announcing the launch of Manitoba’s new online Environmental Farm Plan platform. The full release is available online. Call 343-541-9229.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $106,000 to the Prairie Oat Growers Association for new research trials to better understand the role oats play in disease prevention. With funding under the AgriScience Program, the St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre in Winnipeg, Man., is working with the association to conduct … Read more
