The MPP for Perth-Wellington says he’s committed to supporting his riding’s grain farmers.
Randy Pettapiece made the comment after changes were made by the province to the Commodity Loan Guarantee Program and the Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program.
Pettapiece says “Farm families across Perth-Wellington and the province endured a very difficult corn harvest this past fall”.
The CLGP extension from February 28 to September 30 for the 2018 and 2019 program years will give producers affected by high levels of the toxic substance known as DON additional time to market their corn.
There will be no additional application fees for the extension and producers can still pay off their loans at any time before the new September deadline.
In addition, the government is increasing the maximum guaranteed loan limit, on a pilot basis, from $120 million to $200 million for the 2019 and 2020 program years.
