Press Release Department: Federal - Agriculture and Agri-Food

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced details of the 2017 Crop Insurance Program. Once again Saskatchewan producers will have access to the highest coverage in program history as the Crop Insurance Program continues to strengthen and provide effective risk protection for Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers. Crop Insurance coverage levels are … Read more

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released the 2017 Canadian Agricultural Outlook. The report provides a forecast of farm income in the agricultural sector for the previous and current calendar years (2016 and 2017), and looks ahead to longer term trends that could impact the agriculture sector. The report is available online. Call 613-773-1059.

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) was in Winnipeg to provide remarks at the 4th Annual CropConnect Conference, where he announced more than $2.27 M in funding for the crop sector. The federal government is investing nearly $675,000 to support the market development activities of Manitoba’s crop sector. MacAulay also joined Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler to announce more … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the appointment of Anthony Douglas Chorney as Assistant Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. The appointment is for a five-year term effective February 13, 2017. Call 613-773-1059. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI)  announced the appointment of Lonny McKague as Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. The appointment is for a four-year term effective February … Read more

Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay-Lacolle, Que.) announced a repayable contribution of $470,000 to help a Quebec company to commercialize a laser-based soil analysis system that replaces more traditional chemical analyses. This funding to Logiag Inc. will allow the company to introduce to the market laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, a technology that allows for faster and more accurate data at … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced nearly $3.5 million in funding for 24 livestock and forage-related research projects. Support for the projects is provided through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), part of the federal-provincial Growing Forward 2 agreement. The full release is available online. Call 613-773-7972.

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) has concluded a mission to Berlin, Germany, where he participated in the 9th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference on January 21, and the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting on January 22. The theme of both events was “Agriculture and Water.” MacAulay, along with Ministers of Agriculture from around the world, endorsed a communiqué that … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced that Manitoba farmers will continue to benefit from comprehensive coverage provided through AgriInsurance and the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program in the upcoming season. Ministers noted total AgriInsurance coverage for 2017 is expected to exceed $2.67 billion on 9.6 acres in Manitoba, the second highest level of coverage on record. AgriInsurance coverage … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced that the Government of Canada is providing an additional $1.8 million to the pork research cluster to continue responding to consumer concerns around the humane treatment of animals. This additional sum brings the total Government of Canada investment to $14.8 million and will help to expand on research work already underway as part … Read more

Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) delivered a keynote address yesterday at the Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit of the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders (SARL) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. MacAulay pledged to work with the incoming U.S. administration and Congress to further strengthen the bilateral agricultural trading relationship between the two countries. He spoke of the many benefits of … Read more