Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that 5,054 Canadian dairy farmers have already received their payments, totalling $267.1 million, under the second year of the Dairy Direct Payments Program. This represents roughly 51 per cent of the more than 10,000 dairy farmers across the country. Bibeau made the announcement as part of a keynote speech to … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Neil Ellis (Bay of Quinte, Ont.) announced funding of up to $559,285 to help Turkey Farmers of Ontario finalize and launch a new insurance product to protect Ontario turkey producers from losses associated with outbreaks of avian influenza. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the reappointment of Lonny McKague as Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission for a three-year term effective February 13, 2021. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326. The British Columbia Traceability Adoption Program is supported by the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, which is a federal-provincial-territorial initiative to strengthen the agriculture, … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) issued the following statement: “In recent months, many people around us have experienced psychological distress. In this time of crisis, we need to support each other more than ever before, while remembering to take care of ourselves first. As Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, I can tell you that … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $7.5 million in funding for livestock and forage-related research through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers that gives them directions on how to access the second payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program. Dairy farmers will receive, on the basis of their milk quota, cash payments of $468 million in 2020-21, $469 million … Read more
The 2021 Federal-Provincial-Territorial Agriculture Ministerial Co-Chairs on Proposed Changes to the AgriStability Program issued the following statement: “As co-chairs of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial agriculture ministerial meetings, we urge all provincial and territorial Ministers to support the proposed changes to the AgriStability program. The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged farmers in unprecedented ways. From labour, to housing, to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that Enterra Feed Corporation (Enterra) received $6 million under the AgriInnovate Program to help increase the production of sustainable, nutritious products to feed animals while helping to keep food out of landfills. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $9.8 million in funding for 39 crop-related research projects through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced the launch of the consultation phase of the Canada Grain Act review while speaking at CropSphere’s annual general meetings, hosted … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) delivered a keynote address during the virtual 2021 Summit of State Agriculture and Rural Leaders (SARL). During her address, Bibeau pledged to work with the incoming U.S. administration to further strengthen the bilateral agricultural trading relationship between Canada and the United States. The full release is available online. Call 343-549-2326. Agriculture … Read more
