When Urban Cowboy columnist Owen Roberts surveyed ag journalists in four countries, he found that the movement towards more food sovereignty is not universal.
- After a frost event in 2024, Brian Rideout and his son Sam are checking on the viability of apple blossoms at Manitree Fruit Farms, Blenheim, Ontario. Optimism is up for the 2025 crop.
- The enrolment deadline for this business risk management program has been extended from April 30 to July 31, 2025 due to uncertainties in the agricultural sector. This is for the 2025 program year.
- Multiple forces are causing the agri-food chain to re-evaluate the business environment says Agri-Food Economic Systems.
- Details are now available for the Tree Fruit Climate Resiliency Fund. There will be 52 wind machines, 10 energy-efficient heaters, two hail nettings, one shade/heat protection netting, one evaporative-cooling system, and a project for a freeze…