Drone Spray Canada won two of the excellence awards which were presented during the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto.
The company won the minister’s award and research and innovation award.
The company is based in Blenheim.
Other winners are:
Agribusiness Excellence: Western Fair Association (The Grove) – County of Middlesex
Education Excellence: Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association – City of Ottawa
Urban Agriculture Excellence: Cambridge Food Bank – Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Northern Business Excellence: Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance – Temiskaming District
Women’s Farming Excellence: Janet Harrop – County of Wellington
Farm Family Excellence: Hy-Hope Farm – Regional Municipality of Durham
2026 Honourable Mentions:
Research and Innovation Excellence: Agriculture Environmental Renewal Canada (AERC) Inc. – City of Ottawa
SK8 Biotechnologies Inc. – Regional Municipality of York
Agribusiness Excellence: Elite Agri Solutions Inc. – County of Middlesex
WOWBUTTER Foods – County of Perth
Education Excellence: Sandi Brock – County of Perth
Women’s Farming Excellence: l’Union Culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes (UCFO) – United Counties of Prescott and Russell
The government also announced $2.3 million in three years of support for 4-H Canada.
