Ontario and the federal government announced that beginning in March farmers and other businesses can again apply for support under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The intake will take place between March 22, 2019 and May 6, 2019. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced an investment of up to $4.56 million to the Canadian Animal Health Coalition, on behalf of the National Farm Animal Care Council, to help update and develop Codes of Practice for the care and handling of farmed animals. The investment was made through the AgriAssurance program of the Canadian … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the new Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program, an investment of $50.3 million over five years. Funding available through this program will help facilitate the sector’s ability to address emerging issues and capitalize on opportunities. The CASPP focuses on four priority areas: adoption of new technology; environmental sustainability; strategic development … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) and Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Que.) were at the Macdonald Campus at McGill University to announce a federal investment of up to $7 million to the Biomass Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Cluster, led by … Read more
While visiting the Smucker’s Foods of Canada Corp. factory in Sherbrooke, International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.) announced an investment of up to $1.8 million under the Dairy Processing Investment Fund. The funding will allow Smucker’s Foods to invest in upgrades to equipment which will enable them to introduce production of heavy cream, and … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced the Canadian and Manitoba governments are investing $350,000 over five years in the Manitoba Beef Producers to deliver the Verified Beef Production Plus Program. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Manitoba Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Ralph Eichler announced the Canadian and Manitoba governments are investing more than $1.1 million over five years to the Keystone Agricultural Producers to enhance farm safety. This funding will support the delivery of the Farm Safety Program and the development of safety tools, training and resources … Read more
The Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program has been updated after extensive consultation with farmers and farming industry leaders. In addition, to help farmers affected by abnormally high levels of Deoxynivalenol in this year’s corn crop, the Ontario government is making changes to the Commodity Loan Guarantee Program: The repayment deadline is being extended from February 28 … Read more
The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is providing funding to two projects in B.C: BCfresh is receiving over $99,000 to adapt a tool to reduce the bruising of table beets during harvest and handling; and Davison Orchards $128,000 for a project that is doing a side-by-side comparison of the effectiveness of hail netting to protect crops. The full release … Read more
The Government of Canada released the final list of designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2018 due to drought conditions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
