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Monday, May 10, 2010

First Ever Visit Of Federal Agriculture Committee To Southern New Brunswick














(Fundy Royal M-P and Federal Cabinet Minister Rob Moore)\
                                (File Photo)

The Federal Agriculture Committee is coming to the province tomorrow and it's making it's only stop in M-P Rob Moore's Fundy Royal riding. The committee is conducting a study on young farmers and the future of farming. Moore says they picked Sussex because of it's strong farming community and agriculture plays a key role in the local economy.
The visit follows an announcement from Ottawa and the province pledging 7.7 million dollars to local farmers so they can plant new crops and improve processing technologies. Farmers in southern New Brunswick will be getting their first ever visit from the Federal Agriculture Committee.