Federal committee recommends Lacombe agricultural research centre remain open

Federal committee recommends Lacombe agricultural research centre remain open

Central Alberta municipal leaders are applauding a federal standing committee’s recommendation that the government reverse a decision to close Lacombe Research and Development Centre. Lacombe Mayor Thalia Hibbs and Lacombe County Reeve John Ireland travelled to Ottawa in February to urge members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food to pressure the government to keep the 119-year-old agricultural research facili…

Canadian Parliament Urges Reversal of Agricultural Research Centre Closures

A new parliamentary report warns that planned closures of federal agricultural research centres could weaken Canada’s food security, climate resilience, and long-term agricultural innovation capacity. A new report from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food is urging the Government of Canada to reverse planned closures of several federal agricultural research centres and experimental farms, warning the decision coul…