The capacity of the current Jamestown potato plant will grow from 410 million to 450 million pounds. The plan also includes a wastewater treatment facility.
- Québec strawberry and raspberry growers Simon Plante and Alison Blouin won the Eastern Canadian honours at the 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers’ national event.
- Formerly Farm Fresh Ontario, the leading agritourism association is heading into 2025 with plans to develop a first-of-its-kind app that will more easily connect families to farms.
- In British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, the District of Lake Country has acquired 3.4 hectares that BC Tree Fruits owned before declaring bankruptcy.
- Three federal-Ontario initiatives are still open for applications for funding to support greater workforce diversity and supply and on-farm sustainability improvements. Be aware of impending deadlines.