Minister Ritz Highlights Importance of the Western Canadian Barley Industry
(firmenpresse) - CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/13/15 -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today addressed the 38th Annual Convention of the Western Barley Growers Association (WBGA) where he underscored the importance of the barley industry in creating jobs and economic growth in Canada.
Minister Ritz highlighted that the future for the grain industry is bright in Canada. Working together with producers, the Canadian Government will continue to build a modern, competitive and profitable grain industry in Alberta and across Canada through an aggressive trade agenda, Canadian Grain Commission reform, supply chain improvements, and strategic investments in innovation under the Growing Forward 2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative, all in addition to marketing freedom for western barley and wheat.
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"Canada''s barley industry is a major contributor to jobs and economic growth. Our Government is committed to working with industry to expand opportunities at home and abroad, ensuring that Canada remains a world force in barley."
- Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz
"We are very pleased to have Minister Ritz address the delegates at the Western Barley Growers Association''s 38th Annual Convention. Minister Ritz and the Federal Conservative government have been key forces responsible for modernizing the Canadian grain industry and allowing producers to better control their own resources and manage their operations in a profitable way. We are pleased to continue to work with him in this and other initiatives that benefit Canadian farmers."
- Doug Robertson, President, Western Barley Growers Association
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Datum: 13.02.2015 - 11:03 Uhr
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