MAITLAND — A $25-million fertilizer plant has broken ground at Maitland as Eastern Ontario-based V6 Ag moves production of its multi-compound granular fertilizers out of Europe.
For the last seven years, the small company headquartered in North Augusta, northeast of Brockville, has been importing its custom granular fertilizers made by a contracted European manufacturer.
“After completing a lengthy feasibility study, it was a logical, natural progression for...
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The Port of Johnstown is getting a $2-million federal investment to improve its grain facilities.
Liberal MP Francis Drouin, parliamentary secretary to the minister of agriculture and agri-food, on Friday morning announced the investment, under the Agricultural Clean Technologies Program, towards the purchase and installation of a new grain dryer for the port.
Dry grain is what drives the industry and brings in the dollars.
“The new technology,” Drouin...
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Hershey Canada is returning to Smiths Falls, Ont., buying back its former chocolate factory in the eastern Ontario community
Canopy Growth Corp. announced Thursday that it has signed an agreement to sell its Hershey Drive facility to chocolate maker Hershey Canada for $53 million.
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Canopy Growth Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell its facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., that was once home to a Hershey chocolate factory back to the chocolate maker.
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From bakery trails to guided wine tours, culinary tourism is becoming a popular way for locals and tourists to discover some of Eastern Ontario’s “best-kept secrets,” providing a boost for regional businesses.
In the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville (UCLG), the Fresh-Baked Adventures Trail is the latest – but certainly not the only – approach to culinary tourism, guiding participants to bakeries and cafes across the area. 
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