The Agri-Food Discovery Centre that is to be built in Listowel now has a design ready for a $38-million project of 34,000 square feet.
Current plans include a main discovery centre, an outdoor amphitheatre, an observation tower and a dining pavilion, the community was told at the centre’s recent annual meeting.
There will be demonstration plots, gardens and a rain garden, but no livestock or poultry because of disease risks.
The centre will show the latest farming innovations and, as such, will be designed to educate both farmers and the general public.
Dairy farmer Steve Dolson, chair of the Agri-Food Discovery Centre, said now that they have plans, fundraising will ramp up. A number of companies have already contributed.
