Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) visited Patates Dolbec’s potato packaging facility in Saint-Ubalde, Que. which has just completed an expansion and modernization project thanks to a federal government investment of up to $4.5 million. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced federal investments of up to $5.4 million for Amalgamated Dairies Ltd to modernize its Summerside operation, helping the cooperative to reduce production costs, increase the volume of milk it buys from dairy producers and introduce new products in response to market demand. This investment will also enable ADL to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler signed a bilateral agreement to finalize and implement the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a five-year commitment that will strategically invest $176 million in Manitoba’s agricultural and agri-food sector. The bilateral agreement ensures Manitoba’s priorities, opportunities and issues are reflected under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The full release is … Read more
Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos (London North Centre, Ont.) announced at the National Poultry Show in London an investment of almost $240,000 to the Turkey Farmers of Canada to assist producers in meeting the highest animal welfare, biosecurity and food safety standards. TFC received $98,235 to conduct the final government recognition stages of its On-Farm Food Safety Program … Read more
April 1st marked the official launch of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a progressive $3-billion commitment that will help chart the course for government investments in the sector over the next five years. The Partnership aims to continue to help the sector grow trade, advance innovation while maintaining and strengthening public confidence in the food system, and … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) announced an investment of up to $3.9 million to Fromagerie Bergeron to help the cheese processor install robotic equipment and further automate its production lines. The new production lines will help Bergeron market sliced, grated and different cheese sizes, in addition to … Read more
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released the 2018 Canadian Agricultural Outlook with analysis on the economic state of the agriculture and food sector. The Outlook report provides a forecast of farm income for 2017 and 2018, and looks ahead to longer-term trends that could impact the agriculture sector.Canada’s producers are forecasted to see record farm income … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI), and his wife, Frances MacAulay, attended the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference in Calgary, where they spoke to participants about their experiences as dairy and potato farmers, and the importance of leadership roles for women in agriculture. MacAulay also took the opportunity to highlight the Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s AgriDiversity program, … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) joined Oneil Carlier, Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, to tour the once-quarantined Alberta farm where the first confirmed case of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) was detected in September 2016. Federal and provincial officials worked closely with the sector to take appropriate measures to contain the disease, and to … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced that the governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing nearly $484,000 in equipment and infrastructure needed to conduct specialized research projects on grain preservation and storage. Funding will be invested to complete the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute’s grain innovation facility near Portage la Prairie. The … Read more
