Canada and Ontario committing over $68 million for on-farm actions WEST MONTROSE – Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), the governments of Canada and Ontario are committing more than $68 million in the Ontario Agricultural Sustainability Initiative (OASI) to fund three programs designed to support farmers in making their agricultural lands more productive and resilient. This Initiative includes …
Winnipeg – The Government of Canada is announcing over $7.5 million to Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) to help support sustainable development in the dairy industry. This funding is provided through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Through this Cluster, DFC will undertake research which will provide solutions to improve the environmental and economic …
Coaticook – While visiting the Centre d’initiatives en agriculture de la region de Coaticook (CIARC), the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, today announced the creation of two new living labs in Quebec. These on-farm collaborative innovation projects bring together producers and scientists, among others, who co-develop and test innovative practices and technologies to accelerate the agri-environmental …
Ottawa – Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food concluded her ministerial outreach to Italy , where she chaired the biennial Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations Conference, met with bilateral counterparts and with Italian businesses in the southern region of Puglia. Minister Bibeau was the first woman to ever chair the FAO conference and the first …
Ottawa – Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, is in Italy to take part in the biennial conference of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). During her outreach, she will also work with stakeholders to advance Canadian agriculture and agri-food trade, and promote the safety and quality of Canadian exports. Minister Bibeau is expected to be formally …
Canada and Ontario investing up to $10 million to support sectors hit by extraordinary weather conditions Toronto – The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help the grape growing and beekeeping sectors offset extraordinary costs caused by significant grapevine and bee colony losses due to extreme weather conditions in 2021-22. …
Winnipeg – The Governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support Manitoba producers and processors in the areas of environmental sustainability and food safety and traceability, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today. The Sustainable Agri-Processing Program (SAP) offers grant funding toward …
Regina – Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $6.6 million in support today for innovative livestock and forage research being conducted in the province. The commitment provides funding over the next five years to the University of Saskatchewan’s Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE), an organization that focuses on beef, …
Winnipeg – Manitoba beekeepers will be eligible for support from the federal and provincial governments to rebuild their hives following extraordinary losses incurred over the winter of 2021/22, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today. There are about 115,000 hives in the province, with 95% of hives belonging to commercial beekeepers. Manitoba’s …
Ottawa – Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food today concluded a successful mission to India where she took part in the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting and met with her international counterparts, senior officials, and Canadian and Indian agriculture stakeholders. Throughout her participation at the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting, Minister Bibeau reaffirmed Canada’s commitment to remain a reliable source of …
