The Grape Growers of Ontario are celebrating 75 years at its Celebrity Luncheon on September 14, 2022. Guest of honour is Mark Tewksbury, Olympic medalist and advocate for equity, inclusion and human rights.
- Newly discovered sources point to Gregor Mendel being decades ahead of his time in terms of understanding the heritable differences between organisms. He proved some of his theories of trait inheritance in peas.
- Morris Gervais hosted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a July 6, 2022 visit to his Barrie Hill Farms, Springwater, Ontario. As a director of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association, Gervais highlighted the importance of temporary…
- Prince Edward Islander John Griffin becomes the new president and CEO of the World Potato Congress effective July 1, 2022. Ontarian Dr. Peter Vander Zaag will support him as vice-president.
- The Ontario cabinet, under Premier Doug Ford, was sworn in on June 24, 2022. Lisa Thompson, MPP Huron-Bruce, returned as minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, a role that she’s held for a year.