The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $1.3 million to help improve the resiliency and competitiveness of beekeeper operations in Ontario. The program is called the Honey Bee Health Initiative.
- Behemoths PepsiCo and Walmart recently announced a seven-year collaboration pledging $120 million to support U.S. and Canadian farmers in their pursuit to improve soil health and water quality.
- Alberta growers can sign up for AgriStability until September 29, an acknowledgement of the impacts of wildfires and drought by both Canadian and Alberta governments.
- The organization, California Leafy Green Marketing Agreement, has started a two-year study to collect and analyze pathogen test data for romaine lettuce. The aggregated data will include both pre-harvest and post-harvest testing.
- Berry and vegetable growers have suffered catastrophic losses, unable to enter fields with workers to harvest or to use equipment for crop protection.