High grocery prices have irked consumers to the point of boycott, specifically against Loblaw. Columnist Owen Roberts warns about some trickle-down effects on the farm.
- The Cimegra insecticide label has been temporarily expanded until Dec 31, 2024 for management of cabbage maggot in a number of cruciferous crops. Reach out to your provincial minor use coordinator or horticultural specialist for details.
- Headquartered in Kingsville, Ontario, Mucci Farms is acquiring the 159-acre Hacienda North Farms at Coatsworth, Ontario. The operation specializes in greenhouse-grown bell peppers.
- The modernized trade route between Canada and the U.S. will be connected at the end of June 2024. The official opening is anticipated in fall 2025.
- Right people, right roles. That’s the mantra of HR manager, Amanda Doughty at Sandy Shore Farms, Port Burwell, Ontario. She works closely with assistant Pancho Chanquin who speaks in Spanish to Mexican worker José Francisco Perez.