Clinton News Record, 2014-12-17, Page 15Wednesday, December 17, 2014 • News Record 15
Celebrating Agri -Food Innovation and Growth
New Steering
Committee to
Help Identify
Opportunities for
Industry Growth
Premier Kathleen Wynne
honoured local agri-food
industry innovators on
November 27 and
announced a new Growth
Steering Committee to help
drive agri-food industry
growth and create jobs
across the province.
The Growth Steering
Committee will be co-
chaired by Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs Deputy Minis-
ter Deb Stark and Ontario
Pork board of directors
Chair Amy Cronin. It will
identify and pursue future
opportunities, and design a
growth measurement sys-
tem. It will bring together
industry and government
leaders and experts to iden-
tify opportunities to help
the industry meet the
Growth Challenge. At last
year's summit, Premier
Wynne challenged the
industry to double its
growth rate and create
120,000 new jobs in Ontario
by 2020.
The summit also recog-
nized the work of local agri-
food businesses whose new
ideas and products are cre-
ating jobs, growing local
economies and bringing
quality Ontario food to
consumers.
The Premier's Award was
presented
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to Kaley's Acres of Castle-
ton for converting former
tobacco fields into a suc-
cessful kale production
operation.
The Minister's Award was
presented to A. Driedger
Farms Inc. of Wheatley for
developing a self-propelled
tomato harvesting machine
that speeds up harvesting
by 19 per cent, while pre-
serving the quality of the
fruit.
Three Leaders in Innova-
tion awards were also pre-
sented to:
The Rheault Distillery of
Hearst for its quadruple -
distilled wheat -based alco-
hol made using northern
Ontario grains, which are
particularly well-suited to
vodka production because
of their higher sugar
content.
The Garlic Box of Hensall
for bringing back Ontario's
commercial garlic produc-
tion. By developing a range
of value-added products
such as oils, salts, condi-
ments and seasonings, all
made with locally grown
garlic, and by flash -freezing
whole peeled cloves. The
Garlic Box is providing cus-
tomers with Ontario garlic
year-round.
Truly Green Farms of
Dresden for running a 22.5 -
acre carbon neutral green-
house, which uses
the carbon dioxide that
GreenField Ethanol emits.
Not only does using the
CO2 promote tomato
growth, it ensures that
15,000 metric tonnes of
planet -warming gases stay
out of the atmosphere each
year.
Supporting growth and
innovation in the prov-
ince's agri-food industry is
part of the government's
economic plan for Ontario.
The four-part plan is build-
ing Ontario up by investing
in people's talents and
skills, building new public
infrastructure like roads
and transit, creating a
dynamic, supportive envi-
ronment where business
thrives, and building a
secure savings plan so eve-
ryone can afford to retire.
Quick Facts
A total of 50 regional
agri-food innovation
awards will be announced
across the province this
year.
Since 2007, 425 produc-
ers, processors and agri-
food organizations have
received a Premier's Award
for Agri -Food Innovation
Excellence.
Ontario's agri-food sector
supports farmers, commu-
nities and the economy —
employing more than
760,000 Ontarians and con-
tributing over $34 billion to
the province's economy.
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