Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced $9.8 million in funding to the Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada under the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component.
The federal and Ontario governments are supporting mental health initiatives for farmers with $8 million in funding.
While acknowledging that land use is a provincial and municipal matter, Senator Rob Black notes that protecting valuable soils, and prime agricultural and forest land is essential to Canada’s food supply chains, economy, and environment.
Daniel Terlizzese, University of Guelph, is the first-place winner for his poster called “Shining Light on Eggplant Production.”
Two greenhouses located in Richmond and Morehead represent a combined 120 acres of fully lit production.
