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February 25, 2014

POULTRY INDUSTRY SCIENCE CLUSTER RESPONDS TO DEMANDS

February 25, 2014/ RuralLife.ca

Source: FCC
Canada’s poultry sector is responding to consumer and producer demands with new research designed to help the industry stay competitive while addressing concerns about animal welfare and environmental preservation. On Tuesday, at the Poultry Industry Council headquarters in Arkell, near Guelph, Gerry Ritz, federal minister of agriculture and food, announced the next round of funding for the national poultry science cluster. This cluster – one of 10 national agri-science clusters funded under the federal Growing Canadian Agri-Innovations Program – will receive $4 million from the federal government and about $1.6 million from the industry... (read more)