The Government of Canada will set the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program at $250,000 for the 2025 program year. This is the portion of advances on which government pays the interest on behalf of producers.
- The University of Guelph is advancing soil health and climate resilience with a new $4-million investment, establishing the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Climate-Smart Soils.
- A longstanding member of the OAC community, Cranfield is well suited to expand on the college’s role as a global leader in scientific research and applied learning, focused on agriculture, food, the environment and more.
- Belchim Canada is launching a unique fungicide to protect pome fruit crops from scab and powdery mildew. It belongs to FRAC Group 52, with no known cross-resistance to other fungicide groups.
- Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services, the organization that manages the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Ontario, has a new president: Robert Shuh.