Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)

AAC is an industry-led organization delivering funding programs & services that stimulate growth and opportunity for Ontario's agriculture and agri-food sector

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Targeting international sales? Funding is available to help close deals that will expand exports of Ontario agri-food products. Receive up to $10,000 to cover costs to pitch products to global buyers. The Rapid Response to Business Development Initiative is now open for applications. Details Here:https://t.co/wisZCVsage

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"Happy Canada Day!
Canada’s strength is built through resilient communities, local leadership, and the hardworking people who help drive our agri-food sector forward.
Across the country, individuals and organizations continue to strengthen our food system through innovation, collaboration, sustainability, and a shared commitment to future generations. From producers and processors to community leaders and partners across the value chain, every contribution plays an important role in building a stronger and more connected future.
At AAC, we are proud to support collaboration and innovation within our agri-food ecosystem and to work alongside those helping shape a more resilient food system for all Canadians.
Wishing everyone a safe, meaningful, and enjoyable Canada Day.
#CanadaDay #AgriFood #CdnAg #ONTAg"

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Ontario agri-tech, agriculture, and agri-food businesses: Do you have a time-sensitive opportunity to meet with clients, partners, or buyers and advance a promising market opportunity?

The Rapid Response to Business Development Initiative (RRBDI) provides up to $10,000 to support eligible travel and business development expenses that can help secure new sales, partnerships, business agreements, and market access opportunities for innovative products, services, processes, and technologies. While applications are open to eligible Ontario businesses, preference will be given to businesses located in Wellington, Waterloo, and Perth counties.

Applications are now open for the 2026–2027 intake.

Learn more and apply: https://t.co/wisZCVsage

@Grandriverag @waterloofedag @WellFedAg @PerthCountyAg @ontariofarms @foodbeverageON @CFEA @FoodbeverageON @ExportDevCanada @CFEA

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Can a food system built on the logic of capital also be built on the logic of care? Dr. Elaine Power of Queen's University joins Jesse on the 30th episode of the Future Herd to discuss powerful contradictions at the heart of our food system. She offers her understanding of what the system is doing and who’s paying the price for it. Do the “agri” and “food” in agri-food represent irreconcilable political values? Listen to the episode and let us know what you think. https://t.co/wwkUIEsCzH #AgriFood2050 #FoodSecurity @queensu

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Fatherhood comes in many forms, and every positive influence matters.
This Father’s Day, AAC recognizes the fathers, caregivers, mentors, and role models who help create stronger families, resilient communities, and a thriving agri-food sector across Ontario.
From farms and food production to leadership in our communities, fathers and father figures play an important role in strengthening Ontario’s food system and supporting the wellbeing of future generations.
We are grateful for the compassion, resilience, and dedication shown every day.
Wishing everyone a meaningful and joyful Father’s Day.
#FathersDay #AgriFood #ONTAg

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📣Meet the Member: The Ontario Food Terminal is Canada’s largest wholesale fruit and vegetable market and moves over 2.1 billion pounds of fresh food every year — keeping Ontario stocked and thriving! 🍎 🫑Food hubs and terminals are vital components of our Canadian food system infrastructure. Learn more about the Ontario Food Terminal here: https://t.co/OvA7vaUGSd
Learn more about becoming a member of AAC: https://t.co/nw9ciGd9Xn #OntAg #FoodSecurity

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Ontario’s livestock sector depends on strong veterinary support, and the Veterinary Incentive Program (VIP) is helping build that capacity. VIP provides financial incentives to encourage newly licenced veterinarians advance their careers in food animal practice, while helping address the growing need for veterinary services in rural and underserved areas. By supporting the next generation of veterinarians, the program is strengthening animal health, on-farm biosecurity, and the long-term resilience of Ontario’s livestock industry.
Learn more about how VIP is supporting the sector: https://t.co/8vpnpInKj1
@OntarioVeal @OntarioFarms @OntarioSheep @OntarioPork @BeefFarmersON @OntarioChicken @OntVetCollege @AgricultureON @LivestockInnov @NOFIA_Agri

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Are you a newly licensed veterinarian or a recent grad thinking about large animal or mixed practice?The Veterinary Incentive Program (VIP) is helping newly licensed veterinarians (within the last five years) launch rewarding careers in underserviced and northern Ontario communities by providing up to $50,000, distributed over five years, while supporting livestock producers who rely on access to veterinary care.
If you’re currently practicing or interested in relocating to rural or northern Ontario to build hands-on experience, make a direct impact in rural communities, and help strengthen animal health across Ontario, this program is worth exploring.
Read how the program helped a new veterinarian, Riley Bauman from OVC Class of 2025, build a meaningful career in northern Ontario:
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Learn more about the Veterinary Incentive Program:
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#VetMed #VeterinaryStudent #LargeAnimalVet #MixedAnimalPractice #RuralVeterinaryMedicine #OntarioAg #AnimalHealth

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Supporting local food means supporting Ontario farmers and the future of our agri-food sector.

Celebrate Local Food Week by buying local.

#LocalFoodWeek #LoveONFood #OntarioAgriculture"

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AAC Member Spotlight! Asparagus Farmers of Ontario is one of AAC's founding members (1995). It's also Ontario’s oldest non-profit marketing board, representing more than 70 growers in Ontario who grow local asparagus on over 3,400 acres in Ontario. Celebrate Local Food Week and learn more about Ontario Asparagus here: https://t.co/Xsr4Gpyhl2 For more information on AAC membership visit: https://t.co/nw9ciGd9Xn @Ontarioasparagus #OntAg #LocalFood @onasparagus

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John Barlow, MP for Foothills, Alberta and the Conservative shadow minister for agriculture, joins Jesse Hirsh for a frank and wide-ranging conversation about why Canadian agriculture keeps falling short of its potential — not for lack of talent or land or ambition, but because the political and regulatory systems that govern the sector too often operate removed from the people most directly affected by their decisions. The central question this episode wrestles with is not whether governments say they support farmers, but whether they actually listen to them before acting. Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/wwkUIEsCzH

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It’s Local Food Week in Ontario – a time to celebrate the farmers, food processors, retailers, and agri-food businesses that help feed our communities every day.
Choosing local food supports Ontario jobs, strengthens rural communities, and helps build a more resilient food system across the province.
At AAC, we’re proud to support initiatives and partnerships that help Ontario’s agri-food sector grow, innovate, and thrive.
This week, we encourage everyone to support local by shopping Ontario-grown and Ontario-made whenever possible.
#LocalFoodWeek #LoveONFood #OntarioAg #SupportLocal #OntAg #AgriFood #RuralOntario"

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Lobster, ice cream, potatoes (of course) and now AI driven Ag intelligence…It’s all on the menu in PEI! Donald Killorn, Executive Director of PEI Federation of Agriculture joins episode 27 to discuss how the Federation is positioning agriculture as a strategic sector driven by innovation and a mastery of emerging intelligence tools. The leadership skills most urgently needed in agriculture right now are not primarily agronomic, but ecological — the capacity to read complex systems, anticipate where pressure is building, and position an organization ahead of where government funding and policy will eventually land. Don’t miss out! Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/wwkUIEsCzH
#AgriFood2050 #AgLeadership #CanadianAgriculture #AI #AgTech @peifa_ca

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May issue of AAC News and Updates comes out today. Program updates, member events and industry happenings. Sign up here and stay in the know.
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Past issues: https://t.co/HK1M00Wmn7

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For some, real leadership means improving every organisation you touch and passing it on stronger than you found it. Kaitlyn Kitzan, Saskatchewan farmer, entrepreneur, and agri-food industry leader joins Jesse on Episode 25 to talk about her drive to succeed and the desire to give back. Kaitlyn shares her philosophy of service and how leadership is crafted not through ambition, but through habits, values, and emotional intelligence. Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/wwkUIEsCzH
#AgriFood2050 #Leadership

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Ontario’s Increasing Deadstock Capacity Initiative has helped farmers manage livestock mortalities safely, responsibly, and sustainably – protecting animal health, the environment, and the food supply we all rely on. With support for 41 projects across the province, farmers and agri-businesses have improved how they handle, transport, and process deadstock – using practical solutions like on-farm composting and upgraded equipment. The result? A more resilient livestock sector and safer, more sustainable communities across Ontario. Learn more about how this initiative is making a difference: https://t.co/ASkn4JAEiR

#SustainbleCdnAg

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So many aisles, perhaps so little choice? Alissa Overend of MacEwan University argues that the food choices Canadians make every day are shaped by forces most of us never consider. Through a practiced sociology lens, Dr. Overend explains how Industry, advertising and cultural norms are working together to define what counts as healthy, who gets to eat well and whose knowledge about food gets taken seriously. Listen to Episode 24 here: https://t.co/wwkUIEsCzH @MacEwanU @CAFSfoodstudies #FoodSecurity #AgriFood2050

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What does a resilient agri-food system actually look like? How would we even know if we were building one? This special episode of the Future Herd brings three previous guests back to the table for a wide ranging conversation about food resilience, food waste, infrastructure, capital, policy, and the measurements that shape Canada’s agri-food future. AAC's Jenn McTavish hosts this panel featuring Camden Lawrence of First Nations Agriculture and Finance Ontario, Lori Nikkel of Second Harvest and Tyler McCann of Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. Listen here: https://t.co/wwkUIEsCzH

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To all the mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures who support their families and farm, thank you. From planting seeds to raising the next generation, your dedication shapes our communities and our fields. This Mother’s Day, we celebrate the heart and resilience of families in agriculture. We bloom thanks to you! #MothersDay #FamilyFarms #AgLife #WomenInAgriculture #ONTAg

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Happy to attend today’s AGM and celebrate 35 years of @AgScapeON inspiring the next generation through agriculture and food education. Looking forward to seeing what’s ahead for the next 35. #AgScapeAGM26