Agriculture

Farmers in Nova Scotia’s apple and wild blueberry industries can now access funding to upgrade their harvesting equipment, with a focus on …

Applications for the federal Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP) will open on Jan. 27, with $13.5 million in funding to support …

Minimum piece rates for 15 hand-harvested farm crops in British Columbia will increase by 3.9% on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, the province …

KPM Analytics has unveiled an AI-powered robotic potato sorter designed to automate the final inspection process, aiming to enhance grading accuracy and …

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 …

The federal and Ontario governments are allocating nearly $1.8 million over two years to enhance mental health support for international agricultural workers …

The federal and Ontario governments are jointly investing up to $1.5 million to support diversity in the agriculture and agri-food sectors through …

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 …

One-third of jobs in the agriculture sector and one-fifth of jobs in food and beverage manufacturing are at risk of automation in …

Picking asparagus is back-breaking work. Scurrying down the field, knife-wielding workers stoop down to cut the dark green spears shooting out of …