The Ontario Produce Marketing Association appoints Amanda Knauff, Taylor Farms, as the 2024 chair of the board. She looks forward to encouraging diversity in the sector.
Scott Howatt, processing specialist, PEI Potato Board, reports volume cuts in potato contracts due to oversupply. Values are also down from 1.4 to 3.9 per cent compared to 2023.
Hon. Rob Flack, Ontario’s new minister of agriculture, food and agribusiness, will be holding a stakeholder meeting June 20 to gather direction for the federal ag minister’s meeting in Whitehorse, Yukon in mid-July.
The company is introducing introduce chlorin-based photosensitizer to the global market as a biocontrol solution for integrated pest management.
A 15-member delegation from the Philippines is touring farms and facilities on Prince Edward Island, with emphasis on fresh potatoes for processing and seed potatoes.
