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Today, the federal and provincial governments announced a new web portal for Saskatchewan's Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program. The portal allows farm owners to create, review and update their EFPs online and at their own pace.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today highlighted major enhancements to the Advance Payments Program (APP) designed to improve and streamline administration, provide greater flexibility and more repayment options, and ease access to the program for produc

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz meets with Oleksiy Pavlenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, to review cooperation and other issues of mutual interest between Canada and Ukraine in the field of agriculture.

Nova Scotia farmers are encouraged to apply for innovation support through $1.2 million proposal-based programs. The support is available through the Innovation theme of Growing Forward 2 in Nova Scotia.

The Saskatchewan 4-H Council will benefit from a new three-year agreement totaling $1.05 million under Growing Forward 2. This support means the council will receive $350,000 per year, an increase of $50,000 annually over the previous agreement to support

Following his second visit to Vietnam earlier this week, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz concluded his fifth agricultural trade mission to South Korea and his seventh trade mission to Japan.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has concluded his agricultural trade mission to Vietnam, where he promoted world-class, safe Canadian beef and created business opportunities for industry representatives in the delegation.