Funding for Canada's crop sector

 
  From the Jan 23, 2019 Broadcast of Call of the Land
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 The Canadian field crop sector is a key contributor to Canada's economy, representing $25 billion in farm gate receipts, $21 billion in exports and supporting thousands of jobs across the country while expanding markets for the sector's safe, high-quality products. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay recently announced a federal investment of up to $39.3 million to four science clusters including barley, wheat, diverse field crops and soybean under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

Caitlynn Reesor has the details (1:56 minutes) (912 Kb)

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector

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This information published to the web on January 23, 2019.