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Good data will help us make the case for horticulture
Canadian agriculture is at a pivotal point. Food security and national security are more closely connected than they have been in decades. Global trade relationships are shifting, geopolitical uncertainty continues and extreme weather is putting increasing pressure on food production around the world.
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60th anniversary of temporary foreign workers capped by Jamaican minister of labour
After a tour of table-top strawberries and high-tunnel raspberries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., Jamaican minister of labour, led the speeches at a 60th celebratory event hosted by Strawberry Tyme Farms, near Simcoe, Ontario. This was the culmination of other events in the Greater Toronto Area and Collingwood, Ontario to honour the temporary foreign workers from Jamaica who have travelled for 60 years under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program.
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Food security depends on farm competitiveness
For fruit and vegetable growers, the conversation around food security is not new. We live it every day through rising input costs, unpredictable weather, changing markets, labour challenges and growing competition from imported products produced under different cost and regulatory structures.
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Statement from the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association: Protecting crops, protecting food: OFVGA welcomes Bill C-30
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association (OFVGA) welcomes the passing of Bill C-30 as an important step toward strengthening Canada's food security and helping growers protect the crops Canadians rely on. Bill C-30 broadens the mandate of Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to consider the impact of their decisions on Canada's food supply and agricultural competitiveness.
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Consumers paying more while fruit and vegetable growers get less
A newly released pricing study from Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers mirrors what growers across Ontario's fruit and vegetable sector are experiencing: consumers are paying more, while farmers are often getting less.
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Fruit & vegetable growers honour Bill George with Industry Award of Merit
Long-time agricultural leader and Niagara grape grower Bill George Jr. has been named the 2026 recipient of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA) Industry Award of Merit, recognizing his decades of leadership and service to Ontario’s fruit, vegetable, and wine sectors. He was presented with the award at the organization’s annual banquet in Niagara Falls on February 17.
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Fruit and vegetable growers elect new leadership
Ontario’s fruit and vegetable growers have elected a new leadership team, with Mike Chromczak stepping into the role of chair of the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA) and Matthias Oppenlaender elected as vice chair. Chromczak steps into the chair’s role after serving for three years as vice chair under now-past president Shawn Brenn.
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Ontario farmers support scholarships for children of Jamaican seasonal workers
A new program has been launched by the government of Jamaica to provide scholarships to the children of Jamaicans working on Ontario fruit and vegetable farms through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP).
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Protecting our crops means protecting our food supply
Canadians have become used to full produce aisles, no matter the season. But behind that abundance is a complex web of decisions, investments and risks managed every day by the farmers who grow fruits and vegetables.
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