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Message from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Our government is committed to fostering a culture of innovation in every sector and in every corner of our province. Ontario's innovators create jobs, build our economy and develop new markets, and we know that encouraging agricultural innovations will help our agri-food sector get ahead in a challenging marketplace.

The call for nominees for the Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program, now in its second year, brought submissions from over 125 inspiring individuals and businesses who shared with us their ideas, inventions and innovations. It is important to highlight that the spirit of innovation is alive and well on farms and in rural communities across Ontario.

It gives me great pleasure to recognize the 2007 recipient of the Minister's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. On behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, I congratulate all 55 winners of the 2007 Premier's, Minister's and regional awards for Agri-Food Innovation, and salute everyone who shared their stories with us. I wish you every success in 2008.

Leona Dombrowsky
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs