by Ashley Peyrard | Dec 2, 2022 | News
OTTAWA – Bill Zylmans, Chair of the Canadian Potato Council (CPC) and Rebecca Lee, Executive Director of the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) are happy to share the upcoming retirement of David Jones in March of 2023. David has served as the General...
by Ashley Peyrard | Nov 17, 2022 | News
Fall Harvest 2022: Canadian fresh produce industry meets with Parliamentarians November 17, 2022 (Ottawa, ON)- Over the past three days, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) held their fall advocacy...
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 | Oct 25, 2022 | Dossiers de l'heure, News
Le 25 octobre 2022 Les PFLC appuient le dialogue sur les coûts de la production alimentaire Ottawa – 25 octobre 2022 – Les Producteurs de fruits et légumes à travers le Canada continuent de ressentir les pressions de l’inflation et de...
by Ashley Peyrard | May 31, 2022 | News
Ottawa, ON, May 31, 2022 – Yesterday, Canadian food producers and suppliers (see Appendix A: Signatories to the Letter) delivered a letter to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, calling on the Federal Government to unleash Canada’s great potential for producing...
by Ashley Peyrard | Apr 8, 2022 | News
Ottawa, April 8, 2022 – Yesterday afternoon, the federal government released its 2022 Budget. Given how extensive the budget document is, it is disappointing to see how little mention there is of support for Canada’s agricultural sector. As we know, food...
