The federal government is announcing funding for tender fruit and fresh grape growers.
Marie-Claude Bibeau was in Vineland pledging $476,908 for the Ontario Tender Fruit Growers and Fresh Grape Growers.
The two groups are working on research to improve fruits such as apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, and pears by extending the growing season and storability.
The research also studies black knot disease in plums and aims to develop new tender fruit and fresh grape varieties.
The money comes from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership's AgriScience Program.