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Farms across Perth-Wellington getting funding boost

Farms across Perth-Wellington are getting a financial boost.

Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ernie Hardeman, says more than $7.9 million in cost-share funding will go to farms and agri-food businesses across Ontario  through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

Among those on the receiving end are 64 projects in Perth-Wellington with the local projects seeing investments of up to $688,559.99.

The funding is in addition to programming launched this year to assist the sector in meeting challenges related to the COVID-19 outbreak

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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