The provincial government is now accepting applications for the 2024-25 Value-Adding Equipment Program. A release from the province states funding will be available to agricultural food processing businesses doing value-added processing on-site. Agriculture minister and Guysborough Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow said the fund helps with what the government calls call…
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston attended a community meeting last night in Heatherton hosted by community group Let Antigonish Decide to discuss the current situation surrounding a proposed consolidation of the town and county of Antigonish. Houston said the crowd was engaged and informed, noting attendees raised or reiterated a…
New provincial funding is available for Nova Scotia farmers and other agricultural producers recovering from losses and damage due to the extreme weather or wildfires during the spring and summer of last year. On Wednesday, Guysborough Tracadie MLA and Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow announced his department is allocating $9.2 million…
Nova Scotia Agriculture minister and Guysborough Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow has announced new projects and programs to increase beef production in Nova Scotia. A release from the agriculture department states it is collaborating with other departments and industry academic and marketing partners on the Nova Scotia Beef Initiative, which includes more investment…
Nova Scotia`s agriculture minister states a survey showing between 27 and 34 per cent of residents food spending went to locally produced products is good news. A release from the province`s agriculture department stated the numbers come from a new survey, developed by the Province and the Canadian Agri-Food…