Media Release
OWEN SOUND – Bill Walker, Member of Provincial Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, welcomes the announcement that the governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the province’s beef sector grow and develop new markets by investing up to $2 million in projects that enhance operations at provincially licensed abattoirs.
Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, recently announced two initiatives to support Ontario’s cattle farmers and abattoirs. One provides an opportunity for cost-share funding for provincially licensed abattoirs to take on a variety of projects to improve food safety, animal welfare and biosecurity measures at their operations. The other is an investment of up to $292,600 to help the Beef Farmers of Ontario with marketing efforts to access emerging markets in Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and the European Union. The cost-shared project will encourage export-market diversification and support efforts to increase volume and sales through trade missions, promotional events and the development of new brands.
The initiatives are funded through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership).
The application intake for abattoirs opened on February 19, 2020 and applications will be accepted until April 30, 2020. Eligible projects must be completed on or before December 31, 2020.
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