ELORA — The Ontario government is investing over $41 million over the next four years to build and revitalize Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO) infrastructure.
In a news release Tuesday, the province says the funding includes an additional $10.5 million for the new Ontario Poultry Research Centre at the Elora Research Station.
“The new facility will support Ontario’s 1,200 chicken and turkey producers and 432 egg farmers by boosting research on animal welfare, reproduction and meat quality and safety. This funding is in addition to the $13.5 million previously committed by the Ontario government, bringing the total provincial contribution to $24 million,” the news release said.
An additional $15.5 million in funding will also go towards the new Ontario Feed Innovation Centre at the Elora Research Station to provide micro-scale nutritional research for swine, poultry, small ruminants, and aquaculture.
ARIO is an agency of the Government of Ontario and owns the province’s network of strategic agri-food research infrastructure, including 14 research station properties, with 5,600 acres and over 200 buildings.
More information and the full press release can be found here.
