Risk Management Program (RMP) jumps to $250 million a year (up from $150 million). The first $30 million bump lands in the 2025 program year, giving grain, oilseed, cattle, hog, sheep, veal and horticulture producers deeper coverage against price shocks, disease and weather losses. Ontario Budget

“Buy Ontario, Buy Canadian” Day on the last Friday in June will be written into law. It piggy-backs on Foodland Ontario and Ontario Made branding to steer public-sector and consumer dollars toward Ontario-grown food and fibre. Ontario Budget

Grape & Wine package: a new Ontario Grape Support Program ($35 million/year for five years) plus an enhanced VQA Wine Support Program ($84 million/year) will buy thousands more tonnes of Ontario grapes and keep grape farms profitable. Ontario Budget

Electricity: the Ontario Electricity Rebate continues for farms and rural customers, holding down hydro bills. Ontario Budget

Diesel & gas: the temporary 5.3 ¢/L (diesel) and 5.7 ¢/L (gas) cuts are being made permanent, and the federal carbon tax on fuel is scrapped as of April 1 - direct savings for tractors, trucks and grain dryers. Ontario Budget

Corporate tax: the small-business income-tax rate stays at 3.2% and eligibility is expanded, useful if your farm is incorporated. Ontario Budget

Rural roads, bridges & water: the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund will send $400 million to 423 small, rural and Northern communities in 2025, money municipalities often use on the gravel roads and culverts farmers rely on. Ontario Budget

High-speed internet: the province’s nearly $4 billion broadband build-out continues; as of April 2025 another 120,000 rural premises (homes, barns, grain bins) have been connected. Ontario Budget

EV ChargeON expansion (another $92 million) targets gaps in rural charging networks – handy for electric side-by-sides, pickups and visitor traffic to on-farm stores. Ontario Budget