With new travel restrictions being imposed on travellers entering Canada, many questions have been raised over the impact it might have on migrant workers coming to work on Niagara’s farms and vineyards. In addition to providing proof of a negative …
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Seed retailers and suppliers are expecting last year’s unprecedented demand for seed to continue into this year’s growing season.
Niagara’s agricultural and farming operations have been put on notice. Ontario labour minister, Monte McNaughton, recently said the region’s agriculture sector “can expect a visit” from ministry inspectors. “We’re proactively going to farms, greenhouses and other locations where agricultural workers …
Read More‘Expect a visit’: Niagara’s farms under scrutiny in COVID-19 enforcement blitz
An hour-and-a-half before the food giveaway was scheduled to begin, cars had already begun to line up at the Wainfleet BIC Church this past Saturday. Open Arms Mission of Welland, who paired up with the church, had around 1,500 pounds …
Read MoreDrive-through food giveaway in Wainfleet meets community need, at a distance
Since an outbreak of Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) at an unidentified Smithville poultry farm last December, the virus — which is only experienced by poultry, cannot be transferred to humans and does not affect food safety — has spread to an …
Niagara Region big-box stores were pulled into the province’s enforcement blitz this past weekend.
It may be getting colder out, but stepping inside Rita Pintea’s greenhouse offers a balmy escape from the chill.
Niagara’s community supported agriculture (CSA) programs were bolstered by a dramatic increase in consumers turning toward locally grown food during the pandemic. The convenience of grocery supermarkets fizzled under daunting line ups, COVID-19 quizzes and occasionally empty shelves as food …
Read MoreCommunity supported agriculture got a boost from the pandemic, but will the surge last?
Growing flowers may not seem like tough business, but as many aspiring pandemic green thumbs can now likely attest, there’s more involved than simply adding a little water and sunlight. As the coronavirus began stifling businesses back in March last …
Read MoreNiagara flower growers blooming with optimism into 2021 growing season after pandemic wilt
New requirements of air travellers to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding a plane to Canada are proving to be a barrier for temporary foreign workers from Mexico. Announced Dec. 31, the Transport Canada regulations came …
Read MoreDelayed arrival of migrant workers causing worry among some Niagara greenhouse growers