Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

News from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  1. Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament for Guelph, will announce new investments in Canadian field crop research to address climate change, advance economic growth and support resiliency of the sector.
  2. Canadian farmers produce a wide range of fruits, including apples and tender fruit like peaches, pears, and apricots, that contribute steadily to Canada’s economy—with most of Canada’s tender fruit and apples grown in Ontario.
  3. Vance Badawey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, and Chris Bittle, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will announce funding to help tender fruit producers reduce their environmental impact while staying competitive.
  4. Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the re-appointment of Jane Halford as Chairperson of Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) Board of Directors.
  5. Today, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture David Marit announced $25 million to support 15 strategic research chairs at the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Agriculture and Bioresources through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
  6. Today, Saskatchewan students pursuing a post-secondary education in agriculture were awarded scholarships from the federal and provincial governments.
  7. To mark Mental Health Week, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of up to $1.08 million for the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (CCAW) through the AgriCompetitiveness Program, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
  8. The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) provides $9.25 million in support towards Yukon’s agriculture and agri-food sector development over 5 years (2023-2028).
  9. Maple syrup is an iconic Canadian export, and people around the world enjoy Canada's delicious, top-quality maple products, with exports reaching $615 million last year.
  10. The governments of Canada and Manitoba are providing financial support to Manitoba's Livestock Predation Prevention Program which supports the adoption of pro-active, on-farm measures to deter predator attacks, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn, announced today.