North's ag industry gets $3.7 million for land prep.

Food producers in the northeast are getting a $3.7-million boost to help clear land and install tile drainage in aid of their farming operations.

Funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) was announced by Premier Kathleen Wynne on Aug. 12, the last day of her week-long trip across Northern Ontario.

The funds will be distributed as follows:

--$1 million to Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) for about 1,900 acres of land for a consortium of nine farmers in the Timiskaming and Cochrane regions;

--$999,925 to NOFIA for about 1,897 acres of land for a consortium of 12 farmers in the Timiskaming and Cochrane regions;

--$952,200 to West Nipissing East Sudbury Agricultural Support Projects Inc. for about 1,587 acres of land for a consortium of 26 farmers in the Nipissing and Sudbury regions; and

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