The 2024 inductees selected for Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame are Dr. Bruce Coulman, Dr. Michael Eskin, Paul Larmer and Dr. Charles Vincent. They will be inducted on November 2 at a ceremony at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
- 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.