A new international market development strategy is now offering B.C.’s agri-food and seafood products to the world. The strategy aims to build on the record $3.5 billion worth of B.C. products exported in 2015. The strategy focuses on providing programs and services that support three key areas: market knowledge, generating investment, and building networks that collectively … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced the appointment of Patricia (Patti) Miller as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. The appointment is for a six-year term effective February 13, 2017. The full posting is available online. Call 613-773-1059.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced an investment of up to $780,040 to 4-H Canada to host the 2017 Global 4-H Network Summit. Minister MacAulay also announced changes to Farm Credit Canada’s Young Farmer Loan. FCC will increase its support for young farmers by doubling the amount of credit available to $1 million from $500,000, … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) announced nearly $1 million to help the pork sector use new imaging technology to improve the quality of cuts offered to domestic and international buyers. This project, being carried out by Fonds de recherche et développement de la production porcine (FRDPP) in Quebec, aims … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced that the Government of Canada will be expanding its research efforts to better protect and manage Canada’s water and soil resources, and strengthen the agriculture sector’s ability to adapt to climate change by reopening the Frelighsburg Experimental Farm. Research at Agriculture and Agri-Food’s Frelighsburg Experimental Farm – a satellite site … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Oneil Carlier announced that producers experiencing extraordinary costs due to bovine tuberculosis quarantine measures will be eligible for financial assistance under the AgriRecovery Framework. The 2016 Bovine Tuberculosis Assistance Initiative will provide assistance to producers to cover the extraordinary costs they are facing as a … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Jean-Claude Poissant (La Prairie, Que.) and Pierre Paradis, Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced $150,000 in financial assistance to the Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec to set up Arterre, a new web platform that will coordinate the matching services offered by regional … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) released a list of designated regions in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec where livestock tax deferrals have been authorized for 2016 due to drought. The livestock tax deferral provisions allow livestock producers in prescribed drought regions to defer a portion of their 2016 sale proceeds of breeding livestock until the next year … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) and Pierre Paradis, the Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced the establishment of an initial measure to support public awareness and education activities related to local agriculture. With an envelope of $500,000 over two years, this new measure is adding a third component to the Programme Proximité, in … Read more
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay (Cardigan, PEI) announced, as part of the Government’s strong support for supply management, the Government of Canada is taking steps to address the concerns of import predictability and effective border controls for supply-managed commodities, while ensuring that Canadian processors who use dairy and poultry inputs can remain competitive in export markets. Program consultations … Read more
