Sault Ste. Marie - Innovation is an essential part of farming in northern Ont
ario. Distance, climate and i
nfrastructure are different than in more southern parts of the province, leaving agriculture in the north to adapt to make the sector successful.
In su
pport of that drive for innovation, the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) has provided funding to a variety of projects led by the Rural Agri Innovation Network (RAIN) through Grow
ing Forward 2 (GF2), a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
"Northern Ontario is a unique place to be, but we have to do a lot more with a lot fewer resources," explains David Thompson, RAIN Research Project Coordinator. "Support from GF2 has really helped us generate research results specific to this area, which is in northern Ontario but also in the shadow of Lake Superior, so we're in a unique climatic area."
