Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister and Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay was in Harrington today marking the completion of a $6.8-million upgrade to Ag Canada’s Harrington Research Farm.
The upgrades included $2.97 million for 10 new and renovated laboratories, and a new $1.3-million spectrometer. It will allow scientists to study farm soil at the molecular level, which will help farmers improve the soil health and make their land more productive.
Five scientists have been hired by the research centre over the past 18 months.