The Canadian Produce Marketing Association annually awards a Member of Parliament or Senator who has been supportive of the produce industry and effective at bringing industry issues to the forefront on Parliament Hill.

At the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation’s annual general meeting, two new directors were elected to the board. They are Bryan Nickerson, Western Growers and Cara Porter, Loblaw Companies Limited.

Vikram Bisht, plant pathologist, Manitoba Agriculture, reports that cumulative rains from May 1 to July 2 were 170 to 226 per cent of the 30-year normal. Colorado potato beetles are also active.

The LCBO’s early summer edition of Food & Drink magazine features a seasonal vineyard worker in Beamsville. He’s Michael Ferguson from Jamaica.

Cumulative catastrophic weather events over the last four years have left many Okanagan fruit growers with little to no fruit to sell in the summer of 2024.