The Niagara Peninsula Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association is accepting applications for a $1,500 scholarship to any Niagara-area student enrolled in post-secondary agricultural studies. The deadline is May 31, 2023.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its 2022 national survey for potato wart, with no detections of the soil-borne fungal disease. This survey did not include Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland.

As input prices climb, will loyalty become a casualty in purchasing decisions? Will producers increasingly make choices mainly on price? Columnist Owen Roberts cites recent research on how farmers view fertilizer, crop protection inputs and seed.

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association has released a consumer study that shows 47 per cent of those surveyed indicated they purchase local frequently or often. Data was gathered through a consumer panel made up of more than 50,000 active…

The 2022 market season was acknowledged at the recent Farmers’ Markets Ontario meetings, with a tip of the hat to manager Jaime Grant of Innisfil Farmers’ Market.