Four Prince Edward Island potato farms are opening their storages to visitors on March 11. The idea is for consumers to box, bag or fill up a pair of boots with potatoes while also donating to local food banks.
- Keith Currie will helm the Canadian Federation of Agriculture for the next two years. He served as president of the Ontario Federation from 2016-2020 and will now move into the president’s chair at the national level.
- The Canadian and Ontario governments have formalized an agreement of upwards of $1.77 billion to be invested over the next five years in the agricultural sector.
- Crop protection columnist Chris Duyvelshoff explains new tank mixing rules that PMRA issued in December 2022. If a label contains no guidance on tank mixing, then tank mixes are not permitted.
- Communicate costs of production well in advance of the negotiation with retailers says columnist Peter Chapman.