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Covid support for food processors in Quebec
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of over $380,000 under the Emergency Processing Fund for four local food processors in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec. The first investment of $236,000 will provide Serres Toundra, a cucumber processing plant…
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ON Minister of Ag and ag groups seek urgent federal action to help farmers
Ernie Hardeman, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has joined Ontario’s agriculture leaders in urging the federal government to make immediate AgriStability program enhancements to protect farmers that have been financially impacted by market volatility and disruption resulting…
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More government funding for Ontario food processors
The Governments of Canada and Ontario are providing more than $5.4 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help food processing businesses improve food safety, increase labour productivity and enable better access to markets. These strategic investments will support more…
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$2.5 M investment supports Merit Functional Foods plant build in Winnipeg
The governments of Canada and Manitoba will invest up to $2.5 million cost-shared funding to support new technologies in Merit Functional Foods’ new state-of-the-art, 94,000-ft2 plant protein production facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen and…
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Funding announced for genomics research for Ontario’s agriculture and agri-food sector
The Ontario Regional Priorities Partnership Program (ON-RP3) is supporting Ontario-focused, industry-academic partnership projects that will positively impact Ontario’s agriculture and agri-food sector. The eight successful ON-RP3 project teams were announced last week at the 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of…
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Ontario government launching new training for dairy processing facilities
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is launching new training for provincially inspected cow, goat, sheep and water buffalo dairy processing facilities. These plants will have access to specialized food safety cost-share funding to further decrease…
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Funding available for Ontario food processors
Beginning in November, Ontario food processors and other businesses can apply for support under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership). The application intake, which opens November 4, is tailored for agri-food businesses looking to increase food safety, develop new markets…
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Pulse Canada receives investment under federal AgriAssurance Program
MONTREAL – Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau announced an investment of up to $1.6 million under the AgriAssurance Program to Pulse Canada while attending the 2019 Canadian Pulse and Special Crops Convention in Montreal. The funding will allow Pulse…
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La Ferme Vallée Verte 1912 to increase milk processing capacity by 130 per cent
The Saint-Jean-De-Matha, Que. diary processor, La Ferme Vallée Verte 1912, received an investment of $120,950 from the Dairy Processing Investment Fund (DPIF). The investment will help to automate the company’s manufacturing system, including their packaging line for the bottling and…
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Federal government announces funding in support of small business innovators
Due to climate change, the Government of Canada has created initiatives like research on climate change and biodiversity at the Experimental Farm. The Government is also supporting the innovations of small businesses and entrepreneurs who have bold ideas that can…
