The Ontario government is promising to distribute up to 5,500 free HEPA filters to improve ventilation in agri-food congregate living settings.

The Government of Canada will create a new Supply Chain Task Force.

The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers are holding a virtual annual general meeting in addition to in-person attendance on March 30 at the Four Points Sheraton in London, Ontario. Meeting hours are 8 am to 1 pm.

Current estimates suggest that 3 million cwt (300 million pounds) will need to be destroyed.

The meeting’s theme is: Building Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in a Changing Environment: Shared Challenges, Transformative Solutions.

The Canadian Private Potato Breeders Network (CPPBN) elected Dr Robert Coffin as president for a two-year term at its January 26, 2022 annual meeting.

After three years as chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association, Bill George says the pandemic has presented the most complex challenges of his 30-year farm politics career.

Assess your ability to get the inputs you need from seed to the final shipping carton, advises Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman.

The University ranked first in research intensity per faculty member.

Here’s a preview of the crop protection section report to the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association annual general meeting in February 2022.