Vineland Growers’ Co-operative Ltd. will become the exclusive marketer for The Norfolk Fruit Growers’ Association fresh apple program, beginning with the 2019 apple harvest.
Anne Verhallen, soil management specialist for horticulture crops with the Ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs, was honoured as one of this year’s Soil Champion award recipients.
Ken Knox, former deputy minister of the Ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs, has been appointed by the Ontario government as chair of the Ontario Food Terminal Board. He has a one-year term ending January 16, 2020.
Kyle Hart joins the AgSafe team as a new safety consultant and advisor for the central Okanagan region in British Columbia.
Ontario’s agriculture minister has appointed former livestock farmer Dave Hope as the new chair of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers’ Board.
Cole Jones, CEO Local Line, announces partnership with Local Orbit, a food hub management software platform.
Maggie Van Camp is the new national agricultural practice development leader for BDO Canada, based in Guelph, Ontario.
Nova Scotia has a new minister in the federal cabinet in the new portfolio of Rural Economic Development. She’s MP Bernadette Jordan who has represented the riding of South Shore-St. Margarets since 2015.
Niagara’s grape and wine industry is mourning the untimely passing of Michèle Bosc, the vice-president of marketing and administration for Chateau des Charmes winery. Located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the trail-blazing winery had just celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018.
President of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, Crystal MacKay, is leaving after a decade of leading industry associations. She’ll continue in her role until after the annual general meeting in April 2019.