The Ontario government has announced $7.2 million for 44 research and innovation projects through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the province, University of Guelph and Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario.
- Simon Plante and Alison Blouin of Polyculture Plante, Sainte-Pétronille, will represent Québec at the national event in Lethbridge, Alberta in November 2024.
- The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing more than $23 million over multiple years to the centre known for its horticultural research, innovation and commercialization activities.
- For those importing equipment from Europe to Canada, prices are far above pre-pandemic levels of $1,420 per 40 ft container.
- At the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation’s annual general meeting, two new directors were elected to the board. They are Bryan Nickerson, Western Growers and Cara Porter, Loblaw Companies Limited.