Government of Canada invests in adoption of precision agriculture technology for local Verner farm

Published on August 16, 2023

Today, Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of up to $31,796 under the Adoption Stream of the Agricultural Clean Technology (ACT) Program for the François Delorme farm, a family-owned farm operation in Verner that produces soybean, canola, oats, wheat and corn.

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