Grants of up to $220,000 are available to hire more staff and purchase new state-of-the-art equipment. More than 60 craft cideries are counted in the province.
- Up to $22.6 million is earmarked to expand production capacity and boost energy efficiency in Ontario’s ag sector. Funds are through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
- Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman points out that produce managers have insights about consumers and how produce flows from the back of store to front of store.
- As fall harvest hits full stride, columnist Owen Roberts chronicles the labour shortage in North America, quoting the International Fresh Produce Association: import labour or import food.
- OFVGA executive director Alison Robertson points out that the Grocery Code of Conduct, in its current form, does not address specific long-held grower concerns, such as providing reimbursement for truck waiting times or dropping various fees.