Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers announce that Ron VanDamme, Port Lambton, and Carl Merrick, Strathroy are elected as vice-chairs for 2023. Farmgate value for processing crops topped $154 million in 2022.
Keisha Rose Topic was elected the new president of the PEI Federation of Agriculture at its annual general meeting on January 27, 2023. She follows in the footsteps of three other women leaders.
Industry veteran Joe Sbrocchi is joining the Pure Flavor greenhouse team in Leamington, Ontario. He’s been named senior vice-president, business development & strategy.
Jason Smith, Fraser Berry Farms, Abbotsford, British Columbia, joins the 2023 board of directors of a newly expanded slate for the North American Blueberry Council.
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