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Employees at an agricultural farm in Essex County are being prohibited from working and required to isolate after 191 new cases of COVID-19 were found there over the weekend.
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The B.C. government announced more funding for campsites and a mandatory COVID-19 awareness course for seasonal domestic fruit pickers.
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Kristy Grigg-McGuffin, horticulture IPM specialist with OMAFRA, breaks down what summer diseases to look out for and provides resources for management.
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Grow it, cook it, eat it! From the vegetable patch to the dinner table
Hungry for delicious high-quality veg and fragrant herbs, and looking to have some control over where your food comes from but never planted a seed in your life?
Foodie meets gardener in this deliciously accessible, easy-to-use guide to growing, cooking, and preserving twenty-some popular, easy-to-grow vegetables and herbs. Taking the budding gardener from planting, growing and harvesting, to preparation of delicious, nutritious, and affordable meals, this book is a celebration of food in all its stages.
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What are the responsibilities of an employer and employee if someone tests positive for COVID-19? This article breaks down the situation in Ontario, answers some frequently asked questions, and links resources for more information. Fruit and Vegetable translated the FAQs in Spanish to minimize language barriers and so it can be used as a pass-along resource for farm employers.
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The Ontario provincial government, alongside several agriculture industry groups, have called on the Canadian federal government for additional support as the province’s agriculture sector faces COVID-19 outbreaks. The letter asks to allow the use of federal quarantine facilities, increased in-person inspections of farm housing, and more education for workers around COVID-19 precautions and income supports.
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An online roundtable on July 7 sharing guidelines for managing a pick-your-own orchard in 2020.
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On July 20, Cornell Cooperative Extension will be hosting a webinar to learn what’s new in orchard precision spraying technology.
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Michigan State University is hosting a week of webinars from 12-1 p.m. EST during July 27-31, 2020.
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