Early indications show hand labour wage rates increased 11 per cent and machinery labour 28 per cent since the last report in 2018. The final report will be published by John Molenhuis, business analysis and cost of production specialist for the…
- Canada’s food safety program, CanadaGAP, will be increasing fees by five per cent effective September 1, 2023.
- Canadians are encouraged to celebrate our food and all the hard-working people who make it happen from farms to forks. Food Day Canada is celebrating 20 years of shining a light on Canadian cuisine on August 5, 2023.
- The Canadian Federation of Agriculture welcomes PEI MP Lawrence MacAulay as the new federal minister of agriculture and agri-food. He reprises the role that he held from 2015 to 2019.
- More than $8 million in government funds has been pledged for research and innovation projects through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. Four projects relate to horticulture.