Liberal MP Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, Nfld.) and Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources attended the Agriculture Expo in Corner Brook to provide details on investments focused on growing the agriculture industry and supporting entrepreneurs through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. To date, the federal and provincial governments under the Partnership, have committed over $5.6 million … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) concluded his agricultural outreach mission to Europe. In Brussels, he met with Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, and Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. In Spain, MacAulay had a bilateral meeting with the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas. In Italy, he led … Read more
Prince Edward Island experienced an abnormal amount of frost in June 2018, which caused widespread crop damage across Prince Edward Island. To ensure producers have access to the support they need, the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island have agreed to trigger the late participation mechanism under AgriStability for the 2018 program year. The full … Read more
Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Minister David Marit joined with representatives of the federal government, the University of Saskatchewan and the agriculture industry to celebrate the grand opening of the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence, a world class research and teaching facility funded in part by the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 agreement. The full release is available … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and British Columbia’s Minister of Agriculture, Lana Popham announced the 2018 Canada-British Columbia Wildfires Recovery Initiative. This initiative will provide up to $5 million to assist British Columbia’s farmers and ranchers with the extraordinary costs incurred as a result of the 2018 wildfires. The full release is available online. Call 250-356-7098.
The not-for-profit organization, FarmFolk CityFolk, is leading a project to increase both the production capacity and customer base of seed farmers in B.C. by: developing a mobile seed processing unit to help small and mid-scale seed farmers efficiently and affordably process seed; expanding seed production skills training in the Lower Mainland, Okanagan, Kootenays and North … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) has concluded his “Growing Canadian Agriculture” tour in Southwestern Ontario. During the tour, he meet with farmers, processors, and industry leaders, and participated in rural agricultural events, and announced the details of the Government of Canada’s $70-million investment to address significant environmental challenges and hire approximately 75 scientists and science professionals in emerging fields … Read more
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada eleased its Medium Term Outlook, an economic projection of the domestic and international agricultural markets from 2017 to 2027. This year’s projections show continued growth for the agricultural sector and put Canada within reach of its $75 billion target in agriculture, agri-food and seafood exports annually by 2025. The full release … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the details of the Government of Canada’s $70M investment in agricultural science: $44M is dedicated to hiring the next generation of federal research scientists and science professionals and equipping them with the state-of-the-art tools they need to advance agricultural research; A new Living Laboratories Initiative, which includes $10M to support … Read more
The government has released an initial list of these designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2018 due to drought or excess moisture conditions. Eligibility for the tax deferral is limited to those producers located inside the designated prescribed areas. Producers in those regions can request the tax deferral when filing their 2018 income … Read more
