Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) concluded his agricultural outreach mission to Argentina and Chile. At the G20 Agricultural Ministers meetings in Buenos Aires, MacAulay put Canadian trade and innovation front and centre. He also held bilateral meetings with Argentina’s Minister of Agro-Industry, Luis Miguel Etchevehere, and Chile’s Minister of Agriculture, Antonio Walker. While in Chile, he also … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced that researchers and industry service providers are now able to access funding for activities under the Ag Action Manitoba program, as part of the implementation of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-7972.
During an event at the Woodhill Greenhouse, Minister of Seniors Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.) highlighted investments of $117,500 to Greenbelt Microgreens to hire student interns under the Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative. Over the last three years, the students working in the company’s organic greenhouse facility have been getting hands-on experience growing fresh produce … Read more
Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Ont.) highlighted an investment of $48,000 to Ontario Farmland Trust to hire student interns under the Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative. This investment helped support the expanding ‘Ontario Farmland Education and Preservation Program’ across Ontario. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) put Canadian innovation and open … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the AgriRisk Initiatives Program has been renewed under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Funding is available under two components: Research and Development and Administrative Capacity Building. In response to recommendations received from the BRM Review Expert Panel, priority will be given to proposals for industry-led projects to develop new and innovative … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) issued a statement: “The Government of Canada welcomes the decision by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture to lift the temporary suspension on imports of Canadian wheat, following its own thorough scientific testing of Canadian wheat shipments. The decision by Japan’s Ministry of … Read more
To ensure producers have access to the support they need, the governments of Canada and Nova Scotia have agreed to trigger the late participation mechanism under AgriStability for the 2018 program year. The announcement was made by Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Nova Scotia Agriculture Minister Keith Colwell at the annual meeting of … Read more
The new Canadian Agricultural Partnership programs will contribute more than $90 million to help Alberta companies expand their export capacity and promote industry initiatives to increase consumer confidence and awareness of the Alberta agricultural sector. The 2018 Alberta Partnership programs will contribute $72 million towards market and trade and $18 million towards public trust. The full … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced an investment of up to $6.3 million in funding to the Western Grains Research Foundation for a five-year Integrated Crop Agronomy Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Program. With an added industry contribution of up to $2.7 million, up to $9.0 million will be directed to agronomy research … Read more
Heritage and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) announced an investment of up to $210,970 to the Centre de recherche agroalimentaire de Mirabel under the federal Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program. This funding will enable CRAM to examine several aspects of edible insects for food and feed, specifically the impacts of rearing conditions, diet and processing … Read more
