Federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced that LOOP Mission and Still Good are the two grand prize winners of the Food Waste Reduction Challenge. Each of the Montreal companies will receive up to $1.5 million to grow and scale their leading-edge solutions.
Three deserving Prince Edward Islanders received awards for their contributions to agriculture at the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada annual general meeting on March 6. They are Mary Kay Sonier, Alvin Keenan and Brenda Simmons.
The Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association re-elected potato grower Shawn Brenn as chair for another one-year term at its annual general meeting Feb. 20.
