Monday, October 30, 2023

Support for new fruit varieties

The federal and provincial governments are offering $8 million to farmers who plant new varieties of apples, tender fruits and wine grapes.

It’s a cost-sharing offer aimed at aligning production with market demand for new varieties or ones with improved winterhardiness and/or resistance to pests and diseases.


The applications open for tender fruit growers on Nov. 30; the applications for grape growers will come early next year.