Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Neil Ellis (Bay of Quinte, Ont.) announced an investment of up to $338,708 for seven organizations in Eastern Ontario. This funding, under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Local Food Infrastructure Fund, will be used to purchase and install various forms of equipment, such as freezers, coolers, storage equipment … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Seniors Stéphane Lauzon (Argenteuil-La Petite-Nation, Que.) toured the Alliance Alimentaire Papineau and announced an investment of up to $70,409 to help the organization expand its community food programs. This investment was made through the Local Food Infrastructure Fund. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327. … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the early designation of the Livestock Tax Deferral provision for prescribed drought regions of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. This will allow beef producers who are forced to sell a significant amount of their breeding herd due to drought conditions to offset the resulting revenues with the … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Que.) highlighted an investment of up to $5 million that helped CBCo Alliance increase capacity at its new hog processing facility in Les Cèdres, Quebec. This investment was made through the Emergency Processing Fund. The full release is … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of over $2.6 million to Canadian Forage and Grassland Association to support three projects that will assess and improve alfalfa growth using artificial intelligence and will develop a Canadian grassland carbon offset system. Alfalfa is a key forage crop producers rely on to capture and fix carbon, return … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) issued the following statement: “Today, I met my provincial and territorial colleagues virtually to discuss many pressing issues facing the agriculture sector, in the lead-up to our Annual Conference in Guelph, Ontario on September 8th -10th. I am working very closely with my provincial partners to monitor and respond … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) was on site at Coop Agri-Énergie Warwick, the first agricultural cooperative dedicated to the production of renewable energy in Quebec, to highlight an investment of up to $758,243, which supported the development of a cooperative agricultural biomethanizer plant. She also highlighted the investment as an example of the kinds of projects … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the reappointment of Geneviève Parent as a member of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal for a three-year term, effective August 31, 2021. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327. The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced a new beneficial management practice for cow-calf producers under the Farm Stewardship Program. … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Que.) announced over $2.5 million for 30 projects with local not-for-profit organizations in the Montreal area. These investments, through the Local Food Infrastructure Fund, will support projects that facilitate access to safe and nutritious food for at-risk populations and … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced a top-up of $10 million for the Local Food Infrastructure Fund, which will re-open for applications on Monday, July 12. With this additional funding to address pandemic-related food security pressures, the Fund is supporting $23 million in projects in 2021-22. The new application intake will provide rapid-response grants valued … Read more
