The governments of Canada and Ontario are advancing beef nutritional research with an investment of $1.3 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership at the Ontario Beef Research Centre – Elora. The beef nutrition research investment supports the purchase of 96 Insentec feeders, a digitized precision feeding system that tracks and adjusts the nutrition for each … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development, Ralph Eichler, announced the governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing up to $1 million in the new Agricultural Crown Lands Forage Productivity Pilot Program aimed at improving productivity and sustainability of Agricultural Crown Land forage leases. The full release is available online. … Read more
The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-7972.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada has increased total AgriRecovery funding to up to $500 million to address extraordinary costs faced by producers due to drought and wildfires. This includes initial funding of $100 million announced on August 6, 2021. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) launched a call for proposals for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund, a new fund under Agricultural Climate Solutions. Starting this year and until 2024, the $200-million Fund will provide direct support to farmers to adopt beneficial management practices that store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in three target areas: cover cropping, … Read more
The governments of British Columbia and Canada are are creating a federal-provincial AgriRecovery response to help B.C. producers who are experiencing extraordinary recovery expenses due to fire and drought. “We are working closely with the Province to get B.C. farm families the support they need as soon as possible. “By unlocking more AgriStability funds through interim payments … Read more
Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced an investment of up to $3.9 million to Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. for the development of a first-of-a-kind technology that reduces pesticide use and the loss of crops. Funded through the AgriInnovate Program, the new system helps identify crop stress and provides advance notice to commercial … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada is making available $100 million through the AgriRecovery Framework to address the immediate extraordinary costs faced by producers due to the drought and wildfires. This funding is designed to match all provincial AgriRecovery submissions on the 60-40 cost-shared basis outlined under the Canadian Agricultural … Read more
The federal and provincial governments have agreed to increase the 2021 AgriStability interim benefit payment percentage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers. With this increase, Saskatchewan producers can apply for an interim benefit to receive 75 per cent of their estimated final 2021 benefit before completing their program year. The full … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) Élisabeth Brière (Sherbrooke, Que.) announced a $100-million top-up for the Emergency Food Security Fund. This additional investment will provide more support for food banks and local food organizations, who … Read more
