Photo courtesy Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.Photo courtesy Agriculture and AgriFood Canada.
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Dryer technology first of its kind in Ontario

A grain elevator near Mitchell will receive federal cash to install a high-efficiency grain dryer that will be the first of its kind in Ontario.

Van Der Burgt Grains Limited says the investment of approximately $1-million dollars will quote-"help the company scale up capacity, and meet consumer demand".

The new grain dryer will also help reduce waste, and allow V-D-B to accept higher-moisture grains than traditional dryers can handle.

The investment was one of two Ontario ventures being backed by the Federal Development bank, the other being an investment of $975,766 to Mycionics Incorporated in Putnam, east of London, to help them purchase first-in-Canada equipment to help identify harvest-ready mushrooms without damaging them.

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Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.