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New president to lead Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention
Kelly Ciceran has been elected as president of the popular horticultural convention held annually in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She is joined by vice-president Doug Darling.
Greenhouse vegetable and fruit sales hit $2 billion
Statistics Canada reports that 2021 greenhouse sales grew for the ninth consecutive year to a total of $2 billion. That’s up 9.3 per cent from the previous year.
OFVGA donates to Second Harvest
A donation of $25,000 from the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association will help reduce food waste and feed hungry families.
First loads of PEI potatoes head to Puerto Rico and mainland U.S.
This truck holds 11,000 five-pound bags of PEI potatoes destined for the port of Halifax on April 4 and eventually Puerto Rico. It’s a donation to the food banks of the U.S. territory and a thanks for support during the recent export ban.