British Columbia’s minimum wage will be the highest of 10 Canadian provinces. Minimum piece rates for 15 hand-harvested crops will also increase by 3.9 per cent on Dec. 31, 2024.
- More than $3.1 million in federal funding will go to the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute to improve the National Index on Agri-Food Performance.
- A new report commissioned by the U.S.-based National Potato Council shows that Canada is second only to Mexico as a destination for fresh potatoes. Exports were valued at $91.6 million from July ’22 to June ’23 compared to $103.1 million to Mexico.
- In this Digging Deeper podcast, Brian Rideout, tender fruit and apple farmer and Crop Protection Section Chair, OFVGA shares his personal experiences with integrating biologicals on his farm.
- Your working vacation can unearth some merchandising and packaging gems says Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman. Take these ideas back to your retailer contacts for ongoing dialogue and relationship-building.