Dennis Beesigamukama, a postdoctoral fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya, is the 2024 recipient of the Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application.

Grants of up to $220,000 are available to hire more staff and purchase new state-of-the-art equipment. More than 60 craft cideries are counted in the province.

Up to $22.6 million is earmarked to expand production capacity and boost energy efficiency in Ontario’s ag sector. Funds are through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman points out that produce managers have insights about consumers and how produce flows from the back of store to front of store.

As fall harvest hits full stride, columnist Owen Roberts chronicles the labour shortage in North America, quoting the International Fresh Produce Association: import labour or import food.