Agriculture

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…

A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40…

By Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos, University of Michigan and Alexis J. Handal, University of Michigan Michigan is famous for its fruit festivals. Visitors can…