Perennia is administering the On-Farm Climate Action Fund for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, a program that’s focussed on soil health through cover cropping. Deadline for the first intake is July 31, 2022.
- The Grape Growers of Ontario are celebrating 75 years at its Celebrity Luncheon on September 14, 2022. Guest of honour is Mark Tewksbury, Olympic medalist and advocate for equity, inclusion and human rights.
- While the Bank of Canada is ‘frontloading’ the path to higher interest rates, Farm Credit Corporation’s chief economist says that producers are in a good position to manage business risk.
- An emergency use registration has been granted for suppression of Alternaria leaf blight on Brussels sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower in numerous provinces of Canada.
- Angela Santiago, co-founder of the Little Potato Company, has announced the sod-turning of a new packaging facility and head office in Nisku, south of Edmonton, Alberta.