by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 26, 2024 | Feature articles
We face a critical moment with Bill C-234. Recent developments indicate that the Bloc Quebecois is leaning towards supporting the Senate’s amendments, which would significantly limit the bill’s scope to a three-year exemption only for grain drying,... by Ashley Peyrard | Jan 22, 2024 | Feature articles
Join us at the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) 2024 Annual General Meeting, set to take place from March 5-7, 2024, at The Westin Ottawa Hotel. Themed, “A Fresh Approach: Innovate, Advocate, Cultivate,” this event embodies our commitment to... by Ashley Peyrard | Oct 25, 2022 | Feature articles, News
October 25, 2022 – Fruit and vegetable growers across Canada are continuing to feel the pressures of inflation and increased expenses as they work to feed Canadian families. “Canadian fruit and vegetable growers work to put food on your table. They... by Ashley Peyrard | Dec 6, 2018 | Feature articles
By Janet Krayden, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) Producers often speak about the aid benefits of Canada’s Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program (SAWP) for farm workers and their families. And, due to the personal relationship farmers have with... by Ashley Peyrard | Nov 14, 2018 | Feature articles
By Janet Krayden, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) If your farm uses the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) through the Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program (SAWP) or Agricultural Stream to fill job vacancies when Canadians do not apply, you... by Ashley Peyrard | Nov 13, 2018 | Feature articles
Story and photos by Jeff Tribe Felena Pereira lives her life with the personal philosophy, For success, always keep trying, always get your feet wet. “Meaning, don’t be afraid to get in there,” explains the Tabaquite, Trinidad resident and six-year Seasonal...