Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
$116M Boost for Farmers to Adopt Clean Tech
Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced more than $116 million under the Agricultural Clean Technology (ACT) Program. This funding will support 119 projects across Canada that will help keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies.
Earlier today, Minister MacAulay, alongside Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, visited Atlantic Grown Organics, a family-owned certified organic produce farm in Spring Valley, Prince Edward Island. The farm was previously approved for funding of up to $126,014 under the Adoption Stream of the ACT Program for the design and installation of a dual curtain energy retention system around the heated areas of the greenhouse. This system uses 2 curtains to create an air gap between them, which acts as insulation and helps to reduce energy loss, making heating and cooling more efficient.
As part of the latest round announced today, 3 projects on Prince Edward Island are approved for ACT Program funding: Indian River Farms, a family-run beef farm in Charlottetown, will receive up to $1,736,979 under the Adoption Stream to purchase precision agriculture technology; Vanco Flowers, a tulip producer in Mount Albion, will receive up to $782,696 under the Adoption Stream to install a biomass heating system; and Bonus Consulting, a company that helps food processors focus on best practices in Clyde River, will receive up to $15,166 under the Research and Innovation Stream to research alternatives to sanitize processing facilities. These are 3 of 14 projects supported to date on Prince Edward Island, representing a total of more than $6 million.
The Government of Canada will continue to support the research, development and adoption of clean technology to help the sector reduce emissions and adapt to the realities of climate change.
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