Minister MacDonald concludes tour of southern Ontario

In this episode of The-Food-&-Wine-Radio-Network, host Jennifer English discusses the recent activities of the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. MacDonald's tour across Southern Ontario included stops at various agriculture and agri-food operations. Significantly, he announced the launch of Farm Credit Canada's $1 billion Agri-food Project Finance Fund and $150 million to Velocity Agri-Capital Partners, initiatives that aim to strengthen the nation's food system. MacDonald also visited various agricultural enterprises, from the London Food Bank to the Mondelez International plant in Hamilton, highlighting their innovative approaches to food production. The episode concludes with Minister MacDonald's participation in a roundtable discussion on advancing Canadian agri-food systems at the World Economic Forum, following the Prime Minister's attendance at the first Canada Investment Summit. https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4778151-1&h=3789796433&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pm.gc.ca%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fnews-releases%2F2026%2F09%2F15%2Ffirst-canada-investment-summit-unleashes-nearly-500-billion-new&a=Canada+Investment+Summit%2CPOST datahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4778151-1&h=2956588851&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fagriculture-agri-food%2Fnews%2F2026%2F09%2Fminister-macdonald-announces-support-toward-innovative-technologies-at-greenhouse-in-king-city.html&a=Minister+MacDonald+announces+support+toward+innovative+technologies+at+greenhouse+in+King+City+-+Canada.cahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4778151-1&h=3311120679&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fagriculture-agri-food%2Fnews%2F2026%2F09%2Fgovernment-of-canada-announces-farm-credit-canadas-1-billion-agri-food-project-finance-fund-and-150-million-to-velocity-agri-capital-partners-to-st.html&a=Government+of+Canada+announces+Farm+Credit+Canada%27s+%241+billion+Agri-food+Project+Finance+Fund+and+%24150+million+to+Velocity+Agri-Capital+Partners+to+strengthen+food+security+and+grow+the+economy+-+Canada.cahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4778151-1&h=908641074&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fagriculture-agri-food%2Fnews%2F2026%2F09%2Fminister-macdonald-announces-support-for-the-growth-of-canadian-pork-in-international-markets.html&a=Minister+MacDonald+announces+support+for+the+growth+of+Canadian+pork+in+international+markets+-+Canada.cahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4778151-1&h=2050272359&u=https%3A%2F%2Fagriculture.canada.ca%2Fen%2Fdepartment%2Finitiatives%2Fnational-food-security-strategy&a=National+Food+Security+Strategy+-+agriculture.can