The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing in a project that will help support the growth of the province’s agri-food sector. Ontario Agri-Food Technologies will receive up to $100,000 in cost-share funding to research, design and launch a pilot Commercial Deal Accelerator. The project is expected to deliver faster and enhanced commercialization to agri-food and … Read more
The governments of Canada and Ontario are concluding another year of support for the province’s agri-food sector to enhance environmental sustainability and stewardship. The governments have committed more than $17.6 million in 2019 to support over 690 projects and other efforts to improve environmental practices and sustainability efforts in the agri-food sector. Factoring in funding coming … Read more
The federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers of Agriculture meeting follows a difficult year for many producers, mainly related to bad weather, the CN work stoppage, and market access issues. To address these changing risks, ministers made targeted improvements to the AgriStability program. Ministers asked officials to change the treatment of private insurance for the 2020 program year. … Read more
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced further funding support to help farmers make their operations more environmentally sustainable to improve water quality in the Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds. Beginning January 15, 2020, applications will be accepted for a new intake of cost-share funding under the Lake Erie Agriculture Demonstrating Sustainability initiative, funded … Read more
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball and provincial Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources Gerry Byrne toured Cornerstone Farm in Cormack, N.L., to view how a local dairy farm is expanding its milking herd with help from a $400,000-investment from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Combined with the Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program, more than $8 million has been invested to … Read more
To mark World Soil Day, the governments of Canada and Ontario are launching a $5.75 million, multi-year project to help the province’s farmers strengthen environmental stewardship, enhance water quality, improve soil health, and better protect our environment. The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association will deliver the programming for the governments through to the end of the … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) addressed delegates from the Union des producteurs agricoles at their annual general meeting in Quebec City, where she repeated her commitment to working to ensure the success of Quebec’s farm families and rural areas. Bibeau reiterated that the Government of Canada is meeting its commitments to supply-managed sectors, in particular to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit, announced that the 2020 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from students entering an agriculture-related post-secondary program. The scholarship encourages constructive conversations about where our food comes from and how everyone along the value-chain, from the field to table, shares a role … Read more
The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting agri-food innovation through an investment of up to $1.85 million in research to help Ontario develop new cutting edge technologies, practices and solutions to tackle modern-day industry problems. The new Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative is now accepting proposals for advancing research in food safety, trade, market and growth … Read more
The Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship program is ready to engage a new group of young agriculture leaders. The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced $100,000 in renewed funding for Next Gen Agriculture, a Saskatchewan agricultural mentorship program delivered by Canadian Western Agribition. The objective of the program is to develop the leadership capacity of young … Read more
