Governments Invest in Agrifoods and Garden Show
September 29, 2014 – Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The annual Agrifoods and Garden Show, the largest agriculture event in the province, will receive $150,000 in funding from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Growing Forward 2 Agreement, through the Market Development Initiative. The investment will help increase awareness about the diversity of the agriculture and agrifoods industry and its economic contribution to the province.
The Agrifoods and Garden Show is organized by the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture and is being held this year at the Jack Byrne Arena in Torbay from October 3rd to 5th.
Emily Hogeveen
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Gerry Ritz
613-773-1059
Media Relations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
613-773-7972
1-866-345-7972
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Diana Quinton
Director of Communications
Department of Natural Resources
709-729-5282
709-631-8155
Eugene Legge
President, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
709-682-2019
