June 26, 2019 – Canadian Food Inspection Agency has amended its vodka standards to enhance economic competitiveness, facilitate trade and create more choice for consumers. Thinking outside the box from when potatoes and cereal grains were the only ingredients used to produce vod
The Canadian Horticulture Council is working with Agriculture Minister MacAulay’s office to put pressure on the federal government to address priority cases. Additionally, there will be regional consultations on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Primary Agriculture Review (applies
From fuzzy melons to Russian dandelion, Norfolk County farmers and agriculture researchers are experimenting and commercializing new specialty crops every year. Norfolk County staff routinely get queries from buyers looking for new types of crops. If you’re a Norfolk County farm
NewLeaf Cannabis has received site plan approval from the Norfolk County Planning Department for the development of a new cannabis production and processing facility on Charlotteville Road 5. This facility will be constructed as a factory-type building rather than a greenhouse and wil
Norfolk County Council took steps to address cannabis production and processing recently. A new policy and by-law, passed by the local government, defines various aspects of cannabis production and processing, including where it can take place, and other measures and controls. Norfolk
Several farmers attended the Bunkhouse Approvals Open House in May to learn about how to best plan on adding a bunkhouse to their farm, either by building a new building or retrofitting an existing one. Representatives of the Building Department, Planning Department, Economic Developm