Recycled plastic from pesticide and fertilizer jugs are made into valuable agricultural products such as flexible drainage pipe and plastic bags. Cleanfarms reminds farmers that container sites will open May 2 in certain locations across Canada.
Research conducted under the Ontario Greenhouse Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative shows that LED lighting results in higher yields, better quality and more uniform pepper crops.
An agriculture and agri-food workforce strategy relies on five pillars: automation and technology, immigration and foreign workers, skill development, perception and awareness, people and workplace culture.
Ontario’s ag minister Lisa Thompson made a first-ever announcement of provincial funding to Farm & Food Care Ontario. It’s a financial package of $547,200 over three years.
Victoria Stamper of Mascouche, Québec, a community just north of Montréal, will join the United Potato Growers of Canada effective April 25, 2022. As the new general manager, she brings a commodities distribution background to the role.
