Farm and Food Care Ontario gets $597,000 in program funding

Farm and Food Care Ontario gets $597,000 in program funding

Provincial funding will support six public outreach initiatives

Farm & Food Care Ontario (FFCO) gets a $597,000, three-year funding agreement from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) to enhance and expand consumer outreach and farmer and agri-business training.










Abbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis speaks on B.C. Agriculture Day in the provincial legislature on Oct. 25, 2022. (Legislative Assembly Of B.C. video screengrab via Facebook)

B.C.’s ag minister downed in fraught election

Governing party to be confirmed next week as votes recounted

Pam Alexis, the minister of agriculture and food for David Eby's New Democrats since late 2022, was defeated in her constituency of Abbotsford-Mission in Saturday night's election by Conservative challenger Reann Gasper, by a spread of almost 2,700 votes.