With more than 4,000 farms and highly productive soils, the Greenbelt is home to more than half of Ontario’s fruit acreage, including more than 80% of the province’s peaches, plums, prunes, apricots, and grapes.
Alberta rancher Emma Cross becomes chair of the board of directors of The Do More Agriculture Foundation which champions mental health. She is supported by three new directors: John Kowalchuk, Richard Horne and Jessica Stiles.
A University of Guelph researcher, Ataharul Chowdhury, is calling for a coordinated strategy in agricultural extension. Columnist Owen Roberts explains why this is the moment.
Bill George, chair of the OFVGA’s Labour Committee, details the importance of worker mobility and flexibility.
Ontario’s minor use coordinator, Josh Mosiondz, lists the final results of the national exercise in identifying research priorities for 2027.
