Federal Agriculture Minister and Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay has announced support for a couple businesses in the Island’s potato industry.
Through ACOA, Ottawa will provide a loan of more than $155-thousand to help Green Meadow Farms purchase and install new automated sorting and bagging equipment at its Morell farm.
MacAulay has also announced $180-thousand in support for Marvyn’s Garden Inc. of Elmira, to help with a new refrigerated potato storage facility it’s building. Marvyn’s Garden will be putting in a ventilation system that will allow the producer to expand its packing season to 12 months of the year.