Government of Canada to announce new program to help farmers tackle climate change

March 17, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, together with the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will announce a new program that will support farmers to identify and adopt on-farm management practices to address climate change.

Date

March 18, 2021

Time

2:15 p.m. (Eastern time)

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