Farmers To Have Greater Access To New Technology

Farm Innovation Program Supports Commercialization of Innovative Research

Quicker access to new farm technology for Ontario farmers and producers will help them be more responsive to changing market demands and increase their competitiveness.

The Growing Forward Farm Innovation Program will provide funding for research and testing on new technology used on farms. The program is open to:

• Commodity organizations that are not supply managed
• Farmers partnering with any commodity organizations.

Applications for this year’s grants are now open.

QUOTES

“The Government of Canada puts farmers first by funding innovation that will provide new growth for their businesses. Growing Forward will help farmers get new ideas off the ground and into the field.”
- Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward-Hastings, on behalf of Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz

“Ontario’s producers can take advantage of the latest technologies to improve their competitiveness and respond more quickly to new market opportunities.”
- Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

QUICK FACTS

• The Farm Innovation Program is part of the Innovation and Science Suite of programs under Growing Forward, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative that runs until 2013.
• More than $12.5 million is available under the Farm Innovation Program, which is delivered by the Agricultural Adaptation Council.
• The Growing Forward agreement commits $1.3 billion in government funding for non-business risk management (non-BRM) cost-shared programs across the country.
  

   

LEARN MORE

About Growing Forward in Ontario
About the Agricultural Adaptation Council
About the Premier’s Awards for Agri-Food Innovation

For more information, contact:

Kelly Synnott, Minister's Office, 416-326-6439
Brent Ross, Communications Branch, 416-326-9342