The U.S. and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest...
British Columbia’s2019 budget of the agriculture ministry will increase by 5.4 per...
Longtime horticultural labour issues advisor Ken Linington is the winner of this year’...
The Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention hosts a student poster competition every year. This year’s winner, Leah Blechschmidt, addressed the abundance and diversity of native bees in Ontario apple orchards.
Innovative apple grower Tom Chudleigh, who was instrumental in establishing pick-your-own orchards as a popular agri-tourism activity in Ontario, is the winner of this year’s Arysta Golden Apple Award. He shares the award with wife Carol and family.
The successes of the British Columbia cherry growers are due to years of work gaining access to Asian markets. Japan is the latest.
British Columbia’s2019 budget of the agriculture ministry will increase by 5.4 per cent from 2018. Most of the increase is to fund the Grow-Feed-Buy BC initiatives, including ‘regional food hubs’ and enhancement of the Buy BC program.
Grape grower Bill George Jr. was elected as the new chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA) at the organization’s 160th annual general meeting, February 19, 2019. Apple grower Charles Stevens is the new OFVGA vice chair.
Longtime horticultural labour issues advisor Ken Linington is the winner of this year’s Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association Award of Merit. He was honoured at the OFVGA annual banquet in Niagara Falls, February 19, 2019.
The U.S. and China have started to outline commitments in principle on the stickiest issues in their trade dispute, marking significant progress, according to one Asia news outlet.
Retail columnist Peter Chapman points out that provincial population growth in Alberta is highest among Canadian provinces and double the national average.
The OFVGA has been active in submitting position statements to the provincial government on a host of issues. Foodland Ontario, the Edible Horticulture Support Program, Risk Management Program, carbon pricing and Ontario Food Terminal are just a few.
Though Canada is not unique in having maximum residue limits, Chris Duyvelshoff explains that an archaic policy has been retained for cases where the PMRA has not previously established or has subsequently revoked a specific MRL for Canada. This policy is referred to as the general maximum residue limit (GMRL) or default MRL.
UPL has purchased Arysta LifeScience from its parent company Platform Specialty Products, and launched its new purpose called OpenAg, in support of the company’ s long-term vision.
Helicovex has been added to the growing list of biological controls from Sylvar Technologies Inc. This new mode of action is important in controlling corn earworm in sweet corn.
BASF’s newly released Sefina is now available to Canadian potato farmers for aphid control.
Gowan is creating a new business unit to develop bio-solutions, built around EcoFlora Agro SAS.
Innovative apple grower Tom Chudleigh, who was instrumental in establishing pick-your-own orchards as a popular agri-tourism activity in Ontario, is the winner of this year’s Arysta Golden Apple Award. He shares the award with wife Carol and family.
Longtime horticultural labour issues advisor Ken Linington is the winner of this year’s Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association Award of Merit. He was honoured at the OFVGA annual banquet in Niagara Falls, February 19, 2019.
Vineland Growers’ Co-operative Ltd. will become the exclusive marketer for The Norfolk Fruit Growers’ Association fresh apple program, beginning with the 2019 apple harvest.
Anne Verhallen, soil management specialist for horticulture crops with the Ontario ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs, was honoured as one of this year’s Soil Champion award recipients.
Several Ontario vegetable farms are working together to trial new transplanting technology they hope will save time and labour.
Fruit Logistica hosts the first Start-up Day presenting 20 entrepreneurs in ten-minute intervals on February 8, 2019. One new technology is an indoor drone for insect control in greenhouses.
Day-neutral strawberries help meet market demands, but growers face new pest management obstacles.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre researchers hope that federal funding will help them build a network to accelerate development and commercialization of labour-saving agricultural technologies.
