Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of over $635,000 in four innovative projects to boost productivity and green infrastructure in the agriculture sector. The recipient organizations include: Canadian Nursery Landscape Association in Milton, Ont., will receive up to $32,185 to develop a screening system suitable for breeding black knot fungus. Centre de recherche en sciences … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced more than $1.7 million in funding for six projects to help expand seafood exports to international markets. Funding for the six recipients under the AgriMarketing Program will help organizations as they market and promote Canadian fish and seafood products to increase growth in the sector. Recipient organizations include: Atlantic … Read more
Super-Pufft, one of North America’s largest manufacturers and co-packers of salty snacks for retailers and national brands, has established a new state-of-the-art potato chip processing facility in Alberta. In addition to investment facilitation services, Super-Pufft received $250,000 in funding, cost-shared by the federal and provincial governments under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, to support equipment for … Read more
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada issued the G7 Agriculture Ministers’ Communiqué: “1. We, the G7 Agriculture Ministers, met in Stuttgart on May 13-14 2022 to address the global challenges that the agricultural sector faces today by taking concrete actions to contribute to all Sustainable Development Goals. 2. Recalling our Statement adopted on 11 March at our extraordinary … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $543,271 to support efforts by the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) to grow Canada’s red meat exports. With funding under the AgriMarketing Program, the CMC will implement a global market strategy that aims to maintain existing markets and identify new opportunities to diversify trade. The … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit presented four agriculture scholarships to students from across the province. Bibeau stated “There is a wide variety of trades and careers associated with the agriculture sector, from the farm to the lab to technology companies. Encouraging young people to pursue careers in … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $2.1 million for three organizations to support development opportunities for Canadian youth in agriculture. With funds under the AgriCompetitiveness Program, these organizations will deliver important programming and initiatives that help to develop the future generation of agricultural leaders. The full release is available online. … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of over $3 million for two projects to enhance emergency management, develop risk assessments and strategies to mitigate disease outbreaks. The recipient organizations include: Animal Health Canada (formally known as National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council) in Elora, Ont., will receive up to $2,572,888, for a … Read more
The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have announced more than $484,000 for six projects through the Strategic Field Program (SFP) which offers funding for field level demonstrations and evaluation of targeted agriculture practices and technologies. The development of project proposals and applications for the SFP is led by Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture specialists. Funding is awarded … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Quebec Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Minister André Lamontagne announced financial assistance of $500,000 to fund a research project by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Laval University on the efficient use of electricity for heating and lighting in greenhouses. The funding is being provided through the Quebec Agri-Food … Read more
