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Government of Canada invests in sustainable insect production using food waste
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has announced that Enterra Feed Corporation (Enterra) received $6 million under the AgriInnovate Program to help increase the production of sustainable, nutritious products to feed animals while helping to keep food…
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Quebec-based ‘Yourbarfactory’ receives Government of Canada financial support
Founded in 2001, Yourbarfactory is a business that, right from the outset, was able to take advantage of the thriving market of tailor-made allergy-free nutritional bars. Year after year, it has innovated, striving for perfection in offering quality products marketed…
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Government of Canada rolling out $100M in added support to food security organizations
An increasing number of Canadians have been facing challenges in putting food on their tables due to COVID-19. As a result, food banks and food security organizations have experienced increased pressures such as higher demands and fewer resources. With the…
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Ministers of Agriculture better position farmers and processors for recovery and growth
Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture have held the first of two virtual meetings as part of their annual conference. Ministers gathered virtually to make key decisions to help ensure that our agriculture and agri-food sector remains…
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Revamped CanExport program will help small agri-food businesses
In light of the challenges presented by COVID-19, this week the Government of Canada announced the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service’s CanExport SMEs program is pivoting to better support small- and medium-sized businesses by covering some of the costs associated with…
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Benson Hill set to accelerate more healthier and sustainable food and ingredient options
Benson Hill has closed a $150 million funding round to accelerate its efforts to deploy its platform technology, expand partner development across the supply chain and scale product commercialization. The company’s leading food innovation engine CropOS is aimed at developing…
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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…
