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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz will attend the G20 Ministerial Agricultural Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, from 7-8 May where 20 members will discuss how the G20 can support progress towards the achievement of sustainable food systems.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast today announced that Canadian wheat producers can now benefit from greater export opportunities in Colombia, Canada's 7th largest market for wheat.

A Wildlife Damage Mitigation component will be added into the Home Grown Success Program in Nova Scotia this year. Funding for deer fences will be available through the $1.6-million Environmental Management and Innovation Initiative under Home Grown Su

In the second half of 2014, the governments of Canada and British Columbia (B.C.) invested approximately $7.2 million to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability in B.C.'s agriculture sector.

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today congratulated Olymel, winner of the 2015 Canadian Business Award, which recognizes Canadian agri-food companies that have

Minister of State (Finance) Kevin Sorenson and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Gerry Ritz today highlighted the increase in the Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption (LCGE) for owners of farm and fishing businesses announced in Economic Action Plan 2015.

Ontario is creating a new Beijing-based agri-food trade advisor position to help the province's agri-food sector expand into the Chinese market. The new in-market trade advisor will be a seasoned food industry professional with business experience in glob