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Quebec organic cheese processor backed for robotics
Fromagerie La Station of Compton, Que. will get $910,355 from the federal Dairy Processing Investment Fund to install robotic equipment to improve the quality of its organic cheese products and enhance production capacity. The family-owned business that produces award-winning cheeses…
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BC’s seafood sector receives a funding boost
Almost $1 million from the federal government will go towards BC’s seafood sector and helping it expand into new markets
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Federal government invests $325 million in Atlantic provinces
The federal government is investing $325 million in the fisheries and seafood sector through a new fund. Under the fund the Atlantic provinces and the government will work together to create jobs and grow the provinces’ economies.
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Ontario and federal governments invest in craft cider
The Ontario Craft Cider Association will receive up to $220,000 under the Growing Forward 2 initiative
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Feds put $30 million toward food safety
Over the next five years, the federal government will invest $30.7 million to strengthen Canada’s ability to anticipate, detect and respond to food safety risks
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Funding arrives to upgrade B.C. salmon hatcheries and spawning channels
Funding to the tune of $34.2 million over five years is going towards refurbishing and major upgrades of salmon hatcheries and spawning channels
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Agricultural risk management initiatives receive support
The federal government is putting $15 million toward a new Growing Forward 2 program to help farmers have more and better ways to manage the risks of farming
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Feds unveil food safety action plan
The federal government launched its Safe Food for Canadians Action Plan, which it says will strengthen Canada’s food safety system
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Mushroom plant converts into fish farm
Sand Plains Aquaculture spending $5-million to convert plant, raise tilapia for Toronto market
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Feds cutting back on food safety
The Parliamentary Budget Officer, a budget watchdog, has found that far fewer millions will be spent on food safety
