The Atlantic Region will be represented by new potato growers Marijke Oudshoon and Willem van de Wetering of Morell, PEI. BC/Yukon will be represented by cranberry growers Brad and Travis Hopcott, Pitt Meadows. Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer national event is to be held in Laval Québec from November 22-26.
Dr. Rose Buitenhuis, director, biological crop protection, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, is one of 14 Excellence in Agriculture award winners recognized by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs.
Farm & Food Care’s sixth edition of The Real Dirt on Farming will be published in November 2023 with winning photo entries of a national contest. Special shout-out to Megan Rae, Farm to Plate category winner who spotlighted strawberries.
Fermin Hernandez Lais is one of the seasonal agricultural workers profiled in the More than a Migrant Worker initiative launched by the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association and Farm & Food Care Ontario. The Canadian Agri-food Marketers’ Alliance has saluted the story-telling in its 2023 Best Blog award.
