As part of a research project currently underway at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vine

British Columbia’s 350 tree fruit growers are facing unprecedented challenges, not the...
The changing business landscape – with bankruptcies looming in the restaurant and...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is conducting a needs assessment survey to...
As part of a research project currently underway at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vine
The huge federal funding announcement at the University of Guelph in September, for a seven-year,
Move over McIntosh. SweeTango apples are taking up more space at retailer counters
The Canadian and Manitoban governments are investing more than $210,000 in a new vegetable resear
An Independent Agri-Food Policy Note released September 8 by Agri-Food Economic Systems challenges governments
Acreages of high-density orchards are increasing in all apple-growing areas of Canada.
Farm organizations and businesses in Ontario are once again being asked to respond to a consultat
The Dispute Resolution Corporation and Canadian Produce Marketing Associ
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registr
This resource provides excellent pictures and describes key features to identify the six different species found in Ontario: waterhemp, redroot pigweed, green pigweed, tumble pigweed, smooth pigweed and prostrate pigweed.
BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions has received registration for Merivon fungicide. It can be used to address key diseases such as black rot and bitter rot in apples, and Septoria leaf spot and botrytis gray mold in blueberries.
Currently in Ontario the Pigweed family have confirmed resistance to 6 of the 8 Herbicide Groups where resistance occurs. Browse or download the latest version of the Pigweed Species Identification Guide.
The Ontario Pesticide Education Program courses focus on product information, health and environmental risk management, pesticide application and pesticide safety practices. Growers can work through the course at their own pace.
Bill George Jr. is re-elected for a third one-year term as chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association at the 162nd annual general meeting – held virtually for the first time.
The Niagara Peninsula fruit and vegetable growers are honouring the Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Service and CanAg Travel Service for their 2020 pandemic efforts. The Award of Merit cites extraordinary efforts in managing travel logistics for about 20,000 seasonal agricultural workers arriving in Ontario and advocacy efforts to secure federal quarantine funding.
Erika DeBrouwer has joined the horticulture crops unit, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. She will be based in Simcoe.
Robert Van Der Geest becomes general manager for Nature Fresh Farms Mexico leading operations of a 15-acre pepper greenhouse in the central region of the country. Another 15 acres are under construction.
NutriAg is introducing newly registered SiliCalMax, a silicon and calcium foliar fertilizer for both fruit and vegetable crops.
More than $3.6 million of Ontario funding will be targeted to 12 projects through the Greenhouse Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative. One project is to test cost effectiveness of anti-viral coating to treat tools and surfaces with hopes of reducing spread of human and plant viruses.
Smart algorithms can optimize and steer climate, irrigation and energy in daily operations of greenhouses. A January 28 webinar delves into how artificial intelligence can reduce dependency on human expertise in controlled environments.
Telus Corporation, a Canadian telecom company, has announced its acquisitions of several data management and analytics companies to come under the umbrella of Telus Agriculture.