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Fruit & Vegetables
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Winner of 2020 CPMA Lifetime Achievement Award has been announced
Mike Ecker, President of the Vineland Growers Co-operative, has been announced as the 2020 CPMA Lifetime Achievement Award winner. He was presented this award during a virtual gathering with members of the CPMA Board of Directors and Past Chairs as…
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Year-round vertical hydroponics farm in Guelph, Ont. now producing six types of greens
GoodLeaf Farms’ 4,000-square-metre indoor vertical farm is now fully operational in Guelph, in southern Ontario. The state-of-the-art farm is fully automated and equipped to grow microgreens and baby greens 365 days a year, without the use of pesticides, herbicides or…
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Ensuring the growth of SMEs in Quebec’s agri-food processing sector
Inno-centre and Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, are proud to announce the large-scale deployment of a support service for SMEs in the agri-food processing sector to drive their performance and growth. The Government of Quebec will provide $5.5…
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Boosted domestic food production tops wish list for next week’s throne speech: new findings from the Broadbent Institute
New information from a survey commissioned by the Broadbent Institute shows that a majority of Canadians (54 per cent) want to see the federal government announce bold new ideas for how to fundamentally improve people’s lives and deal with climate…
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RECIPE Unlimited, Diageo Canada and Ketel One Vodka support Food Banks Canada
Right now, with every purchase of Ketel One Vodka beverage at participating RECIPE restaurants, the equivalent of one meal will be donated to Food Banks Canada. Canadians are invited to visit Montana’s BBQ & Bar, the Pickle Barrel, Kelseys Original Roadhouse,…
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As California burns, so does our winter lettuce – thoughts from Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
A new media article by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor and senior director at the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia: California is on fire. Although most of the fire-affected territory has nothing to do with agriculture, the…
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Fruit d’Or invests $17.5 million to increase capacity at its Plessisville plant
Fruit d’Or, a world leader in the processing of organic cranberries and wild blueberries, is proud to announce a major investment of $17.5 million to increase the capacity of its Plessisville facility. Already recognized for its innovation and technological advances,…
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Food & Beverage Canada, other groups, provide federal budget recommendations
Food & Beverage Canada and other industry groups have together created recommendations for the next federal budget, to ensure the food and beverage sector recovers effectively from the pandemic. They state that “few Canadian agriculture products make it to Canada’s…
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New network to help combat COVID-19 threat to the nation’s food supply
– Public relations and communications professionals from coast-to-coast have banded together to form Farmwork to Feed Canada (FTFC), a volunteer, not-for-profit initiative to support the farm and agri-food sectors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Together with our key stakeholders, FTFC is…
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Lycored campaign wins Glossy award
Lycored has earned it a Glossy Beauty Award. Established in 1995 in Israel, Lycored makes natural carotenoids for food, beverage and dietary supplement products. Lycored has secured the Glossy Beauty Award ‘Best Product, Category or Sub-Brand Launch Campaign’ for its…
