Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) and Stéphanie Vallée, Quebec’s Minister of Justice, announced funding of up to $66,265 for the Fairbairn House Heritage Centre to create and produce a bilingual, interactive, travelling exhibition, “Where does your food come from? / La provenance de vos aliments.” Funding for the … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced an investment of $895,000 to the East Prince Agri-Environment Association to study the beneficial environmental effects of planting willow trees along river banks, as part of potato growing systems in Prince Edward Island. This project with the East Prince Agri-Environment Association is one of 20 new research projects supported by the … Read more
Liberal MP Chris Bittle (St. Catharines, Ont.) announced funding to Flowers Canada Growers of up to $393,070 under the Growing Forward 2, AgriMarketing program. The investment will allow FCG to develop standardized training protocols for flower growers on Canada’s new export certification program for greenhouse-grown plants. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Liberal MP Francis Drouin (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell, Ont.) was in Winchester to announce a $997,654 investment for the South Nation Conservation Authority to develop a hydrologic model that will provide farmers with real-time weather and water information to help inform water management decisions. The 15-month project will construct an integrated groundwater – surface water forecasting model for the South Nation … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the appointment of Geneviève Parent as a part-time member of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal. The appointment is for a three-year term. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Ralph Eichler, Manitoba Agriculture Minister, announced that the governments of Canada and Manitoba are partnering to invest more than $1.4 million to expand dairy scientific research capacity at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station dairy barn. Funding will allow the University of Manitoba to create a new part of … Read more
The governments of Canada and British Columbia are working under the AgriRecovery disaster framework to determine the type of assistance that may be required by British Columbia’s agriculture sector to recover from the impact of wildfires. The announcement was made following the first meeting between Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and B.C. Agriculture Minister … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) opened the first regional engagement session in Charlottetown, PEI, as part of the ongoing consultations regarding the development A Food Policy for Canada. He was joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) and one of Canada’s best-known chefs and PEI food ambassador, Michael Smith. The session, … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) was at the Harrington Research Farm on Prince Edward Island to announce a $300,500 investment for the PEI Federation of Agriculture to undertake a risk assessment of agriculture on the island. The assessment will include three focus groups, from across PEI, to discuss and rank various risks associated with agricultural … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the fulfillment of a Government of Canada commitment made on Nov. 10, unveiling details of two programs worth $350 million, aimed at dairy producers and processors. The programs will help the sector increase productivity and competitiveness and prepare for the implementation of the Canada – European Union Comprehensive Economic and … Read more
