Wine and cheese were merely the appetizers. The main menu items at the Jamaican Liaison Service’s (JLS) Agricultural and Tourism Forum were staple specialties of the Caribbean island nation: sun, sand and surf, and access to a skilled and committed labour force through the Seasonal Agricultural Workers and Ag-Stream Programs.

When Ag Day returned to Hagersville on June 6 as part of the town’s 150th anniversary celebrations, Larry Davis was there for the opening ceremonies, giving the official proclamation as town crier.

Top-notch rodeo and two top country acts are on tap for the Norfolk Rodeo on July 18, 19 and 20. About 8,000 people attended the rodeo last year, making it the county’s largest county’s largest agriculture and country themed event outside of the Norfolk County Fair.

In Scott Sowden’s opinion, when it comes to loving horses, “You’re born with it. It’s not something that people learn; I think it’s in your blood.”

The recent tariffs imposed by the United States and threats to absorb Canada as the “51 state” has united Canadians to “Buy Canadian.” However, whether or not customers are pulling out their chequebooks to support local farmers’ markets depends upon whom you talk to.

International commercial tomato breeder Kelsie MacLellan of HeinzSeed, the agriculture and breeding unit of KraftHeinz in Leamington, not only develops tomato varieties for use around the world but also sends seeds into outer space.