$219m offered to help farmers, ranchers facing impacts of wildfires

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Ottawa – Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that the Government of Canada has allocated $219 million through the AgriRecovery Framework to support farmers and ranchers in Western Canada who are dealing with extraordinary costs due to drought conditions and wildfires. Canadian farmers and ranchers in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan have faced a number of challenges this growing …

Expanding Funding for Farmers

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Halifax – Nova Scotia farmers will get more support through a new federal-provincial funding agreement. The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will invest $46.25 million over five years in Nova Scotia’s agriculture sector. “We have a long-standing partnership with the federal government to help our farmers be successful,” said Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow. “This agreement brings a 25 per cent increase …