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Meet the International Workers: Felena Pereira
Felena’s a single mom from Trinidad and Tobago, with a son and daughter aged 13 and 10. Back home, she lives with her mom, with her siblings close by. Everyone depends on her and the salary she makes as an international farm worker. She calls it her “bread and...
Protecting Our Wine from Pests
The Canadian wine industry contributes $9 billion each year to the Canadian economy through its impact on agriculture and tourism. During the past 25 years, this sector has grown significantly with no small help from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). AAFC...
Guest post: Resistant Weed Testing Is Available for Horticulture Growers
by Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist Herbicide resistant weeds are not unique anymore, they are the norm. When I ask growers how many believe they have herbicide resistant weeds on their farm, more than 70 per cent of the hands in the room go...
AAC sollicite les commentaires des intervenants sur les révisions proposées aux lignes directrices facultatives sur l’allégation « Produit du Canada »
Dans le Rapport 2018 des Tables de stratégies économiques du Canada, la Table agroalimentaire a recommandé l’examen des lignes directrices relatives aux allégations « Produit du Canada » et « Fabriqué au Canada » sur les étiquettes « pour répondre aux consommateurs...
Examen des normes canadiennes biologiques en 2020
Le Comité sur l’agriculture biologique de l’Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC), ou le « comité technique » (TC), s’est réuni à Ottawa les 19 au 21 mars 2019 dans le cadre du cycle de révision quinquennal des Normes canadiennes biologiques (COS). Le CCH...
Survol des ateliers de 2019 sur l’usage limité
La gestionnaire de la protection des cultures du CCH, Caleigh Hallink-Irwin, a participé à l’atelier de 2019 sur l’usage limité qui s’est tenu à Gatineau (Québec) les 19 au 21 mars. Les participants provenaient de partout au Canada ainsi que du Brésil, de l’Australie...