The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is serving up $1.4 million to the Timiskaming region for tile drainage and barn building.
Northern Economic Development and Growth Minister George Pirie and Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Minister Trevor Jones delivered the news in Earlton, June 12.
The funding breakdown is as follows:
- $1 million for the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) to administer a tile drainage project that will support the installation of tile drainage on approximately 1,872 acres in the Timiskaming-Cochrane area, benefitting a consortium of 18 agriculture producers
- $200,000 for Greenrock Acres – a sheep farm in Thornloe – to build a new barn and feed storage, renovate its existing barn and purchase equipment
- $93,303 for KR Farms – a cattle farm in New Liskeard – to build a hay and equipment shed, install fencing and purchase equipment
- $71,300 for Adrian and Margaret Struyk – operators of a dairy and cash crop farm in Cochrane – to renovate their barn and purchase equipment
- $51,611 for Willgrove Farms – a dairy and cash crop farm in Thornloe – to build a hay shed
“Our government is unleashing the potential of Northern Ontario’s Clay Belt region to become a powerhouse for agricultural innovation and growth,” said Jones in the release.
“Northern Ontario’s Clay Belt is a region primed for development and growth for our agriculture producers,” said Pirie in a statement.
