A $20 million water-management program will turn on taps for more farmers. The BC Cherry Association is one group of farmers applauding the move.
- The Canadian Produce Marketing Association has named MP Kody Blois as 2023 Produce Champion. He’s MP for Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia and chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
- The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council is forging ahead with its mission to address labour shortages across all commodities.
- The Ontario Craft Cider Association aims to increase production from six to 30 million litres per year by 2030.
- Dennis Roth is joining the crop protection company as area business manager based in Tavistock, Ontario. Drew Thompson will become the company’s full-time technical sales agronomist, covering Ontario, Québec and Atlantic Canada.