Agriculture

By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Three years after a farm worker was killed in a Norfolk County ginseng field, charges against the farm’s owners and a supervisor have been dropped. Norfolk County OPP said the …

The federal and Ontario governments are allocating nearly $1.8 million over two years to enhance mental health support for international agricultural workers in Ontario, providing services in Spanish, Tagalog, French …

The federal and Ontario governments are jointly investing up to $1.5 million to support diversity in the agriculture and agri-food sectors through a new initiative aimed at helping under-represented groups …

By Richard Wright | The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake migrant worker Denver Cunningham likes the farm he works on, has a genuine level of respect for his employer and while here in Canada for …

One-third of jobs in the agriculture sector and one-fifth of jobs in food and beverage manufacturing are at risk of automation in the next decade, according to the Conference Board …

Picking asparagus is back-breaking work. Scurrying down the field, knife-wielding workers stoop down to cut the dark green spears shooting out of the ground and scoop them into large totes. …

A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both …

By Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos, University of Michigan and Alexis J. Handal, University of Michigan Michigan is famous for its fruit festivals. Visitors can sample cherries at the National Cherry Festival in …

Nearly 400 workers at Highline Mushrooms farms in British Columbia have joined the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 1518, marking the largest group of farmworkers in Canadian history to …