Canada’s largest fresh vegetable grower has announced Vision Ridge Partners is a new majority shareholder. The Sherrington, Quebec company is known for its lettuces and many other vegetables under the Fresh Attitude brand.
Canada’s second largest grocer earned fourth-quarter profits of $178.5 million. The result is on total sales of $7.84 billion.
Dr. Darby McGrath will lead a team of more than 50 scientists and technicians in her new role. She joined Vineland in 2013 as a research scientist.
Dr. Nancy Tout, a 21-year veteran of Syngenta Canada, has accepted the role of chief scientific officer at the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan.
The week of the summer solstice is a good time to raise awareness of all the ecosystem services of bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, moths and wasps.
