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Today, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced the Growing Forward 2 program details for the agricultural sector in Manitoba. The announcement signals the beginning of t

Today, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced $9 million in Growing Forward 2 funding over five years for a new Market Development Program. The program will help provincial businesses, organiz

Canadian canola producers and exporters will have expanded access to the lucrative Chinese market, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced today. China has approved an additional oilseed crushing facility to begi

Today, at the Agriculture in the City event in Saskatoon, Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced the new Agriculture Awareness Initiative as part of the Growing Forward 2 framework of programmi

New Programs Designed to Make Saskatchewan Producers More Innovative, Productive and Competitive on a World Scale

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today concluded a successful agricultural mission to Mexico where he strengthened agricultural and trade ties with the new Mexican government and emphasized Canada’s willingness to address issues of common interest.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz concluded his trade mission to the United States where he advocated for measures that would bring the U.S. into full compliance with its WTO obligations on the mandatory Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL).