The Ontario cabinet, under Premier Doug Ford, was sworn in on June 24, 2022. Lisa Thompson, MPP Huron-Bruce, returned as minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, a role that she’s held for a year.

Thanks to the Minor Use Program, the Exirel insecticide label has been expanded to help manage Japanese beetle and black vine weevil in strawberries and cranberry weevil in cranberries.

Centurion and Select herbicides can how help manage labelled weeds in celery, celeriac and Chinese cabbage, thanks to registration by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency.

Tarnished plant bug can now be managed in field lettuce, thanks to a label extension for UP-Cyde by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency.

Canada’s food safety program is governed by not-for-profit CanAgPlus. Nominations are open until August 31 for four directors for a two-year term.