News releases from Agriculture (Page 1)

Nova Scotia farmers affected by this year’s extreme weather events can still receive assistance under the AgriStability program, even if they did not previously enrol.

A pilot project is helping women, especially newcomers to Nova Scotia, turn their cooking skills into successful local food businesses.

Financial assistance will be available soon for Nova Scotia farmers and agri-food business owners affected by evacuation orders related to wildfires.

Summer Street Industries is receiving a $1.4-million investment from the Province to expand its agricultural project, which supports adults with intellectual disabilities while also improving local food options in New Glasgow.

A new pilot program will let forestry contractors borrow working capital to help their businesses succeed.

Les agriculteurs de la Nouvelle-Écosse recevront plus de soutien grâce à un nouvel accord de financement fédéral-provincial. Le Partenariat canadien pour une agriculture durable investira 46,25 millions de dollars dans le secteur agricole de la Nouvelle-Écosse au cours des cinq prochaines années.

Nova Scotia farmers will get more support through a new federal-provincial funding agreement. The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will invest $46.25 million over five years in Nova Scotia’s agriculture sector.

Fresh food carts in five Nova Scotia schools will support farmers and give students greater access to locally grown produce, help them understand where food comes from, and fuel their learning.

Grape and other fruit growers whose crops were affected by the extreme cold weather in February will soon receive additional support to help them recover.

Nova Scotia students will learn about the importance of agriculture during Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month, which begins today, March 1.

A new emergency response funding program will provide immediate support for Nova Scotia farmers who did not qualify for federal assistance following hurricane Fiona.

Nova Scotia farmers can now apply for funding to help them grow their businesses – and more food for Nova Scotians.

A new provincial government program will help farmers replace greenhouses damaged during hurricane Fiona.

Licensed abattoirs and meat processors can now apply to the new Abattoir Enrichment and Efficiency program for funding to help upgrade their facilities and grow the local food sector.

The government is investing an additional $7.9 million to help local farmers grow more food and get it into more of the province’s largest kitchens.

A new pilot project will put more local fruit, vegetables, meat and fish on the menu at Northwood’s Halifax Campus, Atlantic Canada’s largest long-term care facility.

On encourage les gens de la Nouvelle-Écosse à soumettre leurs commentaires sur ce que le gouvernement peut faire pour permettre aux gens d'avoir accès à des aliments plus sains et locaux.

Nova Scotians are encouraged to share their views on what the government can do to help get more healthy, local food onto kitchen tables.

New government financing is helping wild blueberry producers grow their businesses.

The government is making Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. a Crown corporation so it can work more closely with the government, increase public awareness of its services, and be more transparent.