Press Release Department: Federal - Agriculture and Agri-Food

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ernie Hardeman, announced $240,000 in cost-share funding to enhance soil protection and support precision agriculture technology research under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. One project will see the Grain Farmers of Ontario receive over $60,000 to evaluate soil type, elevation, treatment and frost damage on … Read more

The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are helping the province’s agri-food sector improve biosecurity measures to further protect locally raised livestock and poultry from diseases and pests. Soil Solutions Plus Inc. in St-George will receive support to install modern and efficient equipment to power-wash vehicles. The project will mitigate the risk of vehicles used … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced more than $134,000 in cost-share funding towards three projects to help the Berry Growers of Ontario to access markets, monitor soil health and expand their knowledge of crop production. The full release is available online. Call 613-404-1168. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of $264,000 in support of dairy processor … Read more

Work is currently underway to rebuild and modernize AgriSuite – a free online suite of tools to support agronomic, environmental and land use practices with improved features that can be used on phones and tablets. Once fully completed, the new AgriSuite will help reduce burden for farmers, nutrient management consultants and land use planners by making planning … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Quebec Minister of Agriculture André Lamontagne, announced $50,000 in financial assistance to the Town of Stanstead to help it build infrastructure that will facilitate the holding of its local market. The town’s project involves installing permanent shelters over its outdoor public market. The full release is available online. Call 613-404-1168.  The … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced that the AgriRisk Initiatives Program will begin to accept new applications as of August 30, 2019. The program, which was renewed under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, supports the development of new risk management tools for the agriculture sector.  It will prioritize proposals involving new financial tools allowing agricultural producers to manage a defined … Read more

Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, P.E.I.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) on behalf of Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of over $1.3 million to the University of Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Veterinary College to conduct research to improve dairy herd … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) was at the Bonduelle food processing plant in Bedford where she announced an investment of up to $4.6 million to the Food and Beverage Cluster through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s AgriScience Program. The cluster, led by the Canadian Food Innovators, will include an additional $2 million in contributions from industry, … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) announced an investment of up to $1,982,915 for Prairie Oat Growers Association to improve oat varieties for the Canadian oat industry. This project aims to develop new oat cultivars suited for production in Western Canada. The cultivars developed will have end-use quality identified by … Read more

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $160,115 in support of dairy processor La Vache à Maillotte. The investment, made through the Dairy Processing Investment Fund, will help to improve the efficiency of the company’s production of fine cheese and packaging, through the purchase of production equipment and increase demand for Canadian … Read more