Environmental Protection: Ottawa and Quebec provide financial assistance to two farm businesses in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region

Quebec City, Quebec – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - The federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and the Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, André Lamontagne, announced that the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are providing up to $130,000 in financial assistance to two farm businesses in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. This financial assistance is being provided through component 1, agri-environmental interventions by farm businesses, of the Quebec Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) Prime-Vert program, under the Canada-Quebec Canadian Agricultural Partnership agreement. The objective of the Prime-Vert program is to help farm businesses and other stakeholders in the bio-food industry to work in a way that takes into consideration environmental protection, which is one of the fundamental principles of sustainable development.

 

Ferme la Ferme Berlégo in Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska and Ferme Viplaine enr. in Saint-Arsène will each receive $65,000 in assistance for their respective projects to build animal waste storage facilities for next-generation businesses.

Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.