The Government of Canada and the Province of New Brunswick are delivering real action for New Brunswick farmers by investing up to $772,680 to help tree fruit and grape growers meet new market demands.
The announcement was made recently by Rob Moore, Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, on behalf of Gerry Ritz, Federal Minister of Agriculture and New Brunswick Minister of Agriculture and Aquaculture Ronald Ouellette.
“The Government of Canada is listening to farmers from coast to coast and delivering the help they need, when they need it,” said Mr. Moore. “New Brunswick’s tree fruit and grape industries are changing their operations to stay competitive, and this Government is supporting them through that transition.”
“These investments will allow tree fruit and grape growers to be responsive to marketplace demands by removing varieties which are no longer required, and replanting with varieties that are in demand and grown under more efficient and productive systems,” said Minister Ouellette. “The revitalization of these sectors will allow agriculture to be a full participant in our government’s objective of achieving self-sufficiency.”
Federal funding of up to $463,680 is being made available under the Orchards and Vineyards Transition Program in New Brunswick and is designed to assist producers in the removal of fruit trees and vines and to help industry organizations develop strategic commodity plans.
The province is contributing up to $309,000 under the New Brunswick Apple Industry Development Initiative to help apple growers plant new varieties, improve their post-harvest apple storage systems, enhance on-farm food safety and quality control assurance requirements, and prepare orchards for replanting. The first $100,000 of this funding was announced in May 2007 and is being used by the apple sector.
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