Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced a federal investment of over $2.3 million to support the Canadian Horticultural Council’s research into managing the Potato Early Dying disease. The horticulture sector contributed an additional $991,918 towards this research, for a total investment of over $3.3 million. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327.
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) was at the Canadian Young Farmers Forum to speak with young leaders in the Canadian agriculture sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities they face and how the federal government is committed to supporting them and giving them a voice at the decision-making table. Bibeau updated these groups with the soon … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and P.E.I. Minister of Agriculture and Land Bloyce Thompson visited Schurman Family Farm in Kensington, P.E.I., to announce an investment of $893,284 for an innovative project that will help increase energy use efficiency and reduce fossil fuel use in their greenhouse production. The operation will receive a federal investment of $446,642 … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Nova Scotia Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Keith Colwell announced $600,000 in investments for two leading greenhouse businesses in Nova Scotia to position them for accelerated business growth. Through Nova Scotia’s Agriculture Business Advancer program, two greenhouse operations – den Haan’s Greenhouses Ltd. and Forest Glen Greenhouses Ltd. – will receive $300,000 … Read more
Enhanced guides on starting and financing farm co-operatives in B.C. will help farmers build their businesses by providing information on how to pool resources and market their products collectively. The recently updated Agricultural Co-operatives Start-Up Guide outlines an easy five-step process to help farmers create a new local co-op, while the Financing Agricultural Co-operatives Guide … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced enhancements to the 2020 Crop Insurance Program. This year, Saskatchewan producers will access high coverage while seeing a decrease in premiums. The Crop Insurance Program continues to adapt to the changing agricultural landscape in the province. The full release is available online. Call 613-462-4327. … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) was in Washington, D.C., to reaffirm Canada’s commitment to collaborating with the U.S. and other partners within the Western Hemisphere Agricultural Group, also known as Ag5. This alliance represents almost a quarter of global exports and is working to develop solutions to regulatory challenges. Facilitating trade through science-based rules will … Read more
The governments of Canada and Alberta are helping chocolatier Jacek to expand its production and reduce its environmental impact through funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Jacek Chocolate Couture, a locally-owned, award-winning artisan and craft chocolate company based in Sherwood Park, received the funding under the partnership’s Value-Added Products to Markets program. The full release is … Read more
The Government of Canada released the final list of designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2019 due to extreme weather conditions. The livestock tax deferral provision allows livestock producers in prescribed drought, flood or excess moisture regions to defer a portion of their 2019 sale proceeds of breeding livestock until 2020 to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) travelled to Winnipeg for the CropConnect Conference to engage with farmers and industry stakeholders. She also met with Manitoba Agriculture Minister Blaine Pedersen to discuss key agricultural issues and priorities for the province. She announced funding to the Canada Grains Council to develop a first-ever code of practice which will help grain … Read more
