Farm Transition Appreciation Day is to be held January 9, 2024. For tips on how to start the conversation, register for a webinar. Tip #1: start a decade before the expected transfer.
- Brock University has released research that shows signatures on wine bottles can influence Ontario shoppers. A signature can boost sales as much as 500 per cent if an Ontario is purchasing Ontario wine.
- Rainfall has recharged water reservoirs, prompting the Panama Canal Authority to reverse its decision on reduced transits for the upcoming months. Daily transits are expected to increase to 24 starting January 16, still down from the normal 36.
- Beth Pattillo, a director on the CanAgPlus Board, was reappointed as committee chair.
- Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada invites supply chain partners to continue collaborating for fairness and transparency.