A strong and competitive agriculture sector is vital to Canada’s prosperity; creating good jobs, growing the middle class, and bringing high-quality products to the tables of Canadian consumers.
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities and Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre, Kent Hehr, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, was in Calgary today to announce our Government is investing $4.4 million to help farmers stay on the cutting edge of innovation, expand markets and manage their business risk.
As part of this investment, our Government has committed $2.2 million to projects that will help support the world-class cattle industry in Alberta and across Canada.
Projects include:
- $839,485 for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association to explore the use of remote sensing as a tool to insure forage crops.
- $901,240 to help the Alberta Beef Producers develop satellite data to help improve forage insurance.
- $255,000 to help the Canadian Angus Association develop tools that will improve better breeding cattle.
- $205,500 for the National Cattle Feeders Association to develop and implement a national feedlot animal care assessment program.
The remaining funds, just over $2.2 million, will support a number of innovative projects that will help market development, emergency planning, competitive pricing, animal care assessments and farm software development.
These investments are part of our Government’s plan to grow the economy in a way that works for the middle class and those working hard to join it.
Source : Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada