Look for participation trends in the food safety program. And preview the objectives and plans for 2024.
- The federal and Ontario governments are adding $6 million to the Grow Ontario Market Initiative to help expand domestic and export sales. The fund now stands at $12 million.
- Plant Products is pursuing a partnership agreement with other greenhouse vegetable seed suppliers for the future.
- Three of the inductees -- Bert Andrews, Grant Howes and Verner Toews – have made significant contributions to the horticultural sector. The inductee ceremony will be held June 9, 2024.
- The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium is a public-private partnership that funds research to advance enhanced efficiency and novel fertilizer products and practices. The goal is to reduce environmental impacts.