The Canadian Federation of Agriculture supports new investments of more than $21 million from the federal government to tackle chronic labour issues in the food supply chain.
- Freshbay Inc. is launching a large-scale, deep earth geothermal-powered, 19-acre controlled environment agriculture facility in Hinton, Alberta. It’s expected to be up and running in January 2024 with the promise of herbs, strawberries and tropical…
- Leslie Huffman, retired apple specialist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has won the coveted Outstanding Extension Award from the International Fruit Tree Association.
- UAP and Sipcam Agro USA are launching Downforce, a new fluazinam-based fungicide for the 2023 growing season. It’s registered for potatoes, ginseng, berries, cantaloupe, carrots, cole crops and more.
- For shutterbugs, there’s $4,000 in prizes in several photography categories for Farm & Food Care’s next edition of Real Dirt on Farming. Contest deadline is July 1, 2023.