The second round of the Ontario Agri-Careers Support Initiative, with funding of $4 million, is now open until September 8, 2022. The program supports pilot projects to address workforce needs in the agri-food processing sector.
Effective September 1, 2022, the annual program fee for program participants enrolled in all certification options will increase by five per cent.
As climate emergencies erupt all over the world this summer, Urban Cowboy columnist Owen Roberts personally experiences the heat in California’s Russian River area. He draws on the drought lessons there for Canada.
Crop protection columnist Luc Bérubé shares the features and benefits of a mentorship program for agronomists in Québec.
Peach season started in earnest with hot temperatures in mid-July, boosting brix and putting stress on growers to get the crop picked, cooled and packed.
