The Growing Assurance – Food Safety On-Farm program is accepting applications until December 5, 2014.
Swine producers can apply under 4 categories: animal welfare, biosecurity, food safety on-farm, and workplace safety and health. Swine producers can access up to $16,200 in government funding per CQA-registered site for eligible projects. Funding is provided by Growing Forward 2, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
Special note: For approved biosecurity construction projects, successful applicants will have until September 2015 to complete them.
For more information click here, contact Mark Fynn, Manitoba Pork’s Animal Care Specialist, at 204-235-2302, email mfynn@manitobapork.com, or contact Robyn Harte, Business Development Specialist Swine at Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, at 204-945-5402.
Source: Manitoba Pork