Irrigation project wins big

摘要

The Leamington Area Drip Irrigation group, featured in a cover article in the September/ October 2009 issue of Fruit & Vegetable Magazine, was awarded the 100,000 dollar 2010 Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. The award, which recognizes the group for improving water efficiency by constructing a pipeline for a communal irrigation system, was presented during the sixth annual Premier's Summit on Agri-Food, held in early April. "Ontario's farmers, agri-food business and jural communities continue to show outstanding leadership when it comes to innovation," said Carol Mitchell, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. "Through these awards, we recognize then-outstanding creativity and contributions to the good things that growin Ontario."