Minister MacAulay visits New Brunswick on the Growing Canadian Agriculture Tour

June 27, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lawrence MacAulay, will be in New Brunswick as part of the Growing Canadian Agriculture Tour to meet with farmers and agri-businesses and hear their ideas on how to capture new growth opportunities for the sector.  He will be in Fredericton to announce an investment to advance export and environmental opportunities in Canadian forages. The Minister will then be in Florenceville-Bristol to talk with members of the New Brunswick Potato Shippers Association and tour the McCain Foods Ltd. processing plant and Mountain View Packers. 

Date

June 28, 2018

Event

Announcement

Time

9 a.m.

Location

Fredericton Research and Development Centre, 850 Lincoln Road, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Follow the Minister on his tour on Twitter: @AAFC_Canada, #GrowingCanAg

For more information

Guy Gallant
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay
613-773-1059
guy.gallant@canada.ca

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