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Seasonal agricultural workers such as Jamaican Willy Green are crucial to the 2020 growing season. The federal government is providing exemptions to the travel ban however logistics are still to be announced.
Farm Credit Canada has received an enhancement to its capital base that will allow for an additional $5 billion in lending capacity. Federal ag minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced March 23 that the infusion will help with spring planting.
More details are emerging that protocols will be put in place to allow entry of seasonal agricultural workers. Upon arrival, they must isolate for two weeks.
CanadaGAP issues guidance on upcoming audits. Based on risk assessment, certification bodies may be able to extend certificates for up to six months under extraordinary circumstances.
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association is encouraged by the federal government’s support for the conditional resumption of seasonal agricultural workers coming to Canada. However, more concrete details are up in the air.
The Potato Sustainability Alliance, based in Madison, Wisconsin welcomes HZPC Americas Corporation to its membership. The breeding and seed potato trading company is based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Canada’s largest food rescue organization is setting up a national network that will support food redistribution efforts across the supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association has cancelled the industry’s biggest gathering, slated for May 12-14 in Toronto. See the details for next steps.
The Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association is working hard with provincial and federal leaders on the status of travel restrictions on seasonal agricultural workers. Logistical challenges remain.
The U.S. embassy has suspended processing of new H-2A worker applications in Mexico City and its offices across the country. The U.S. Apple Association, one of the founders of the Agriculture Workforce Coalition, is asking for a reversal of that position.
Pyganic crop protection insecticide controls several insect pests of low-growing berries such as lowbush blueberries.
The provincial minor use coordinators are gathering input from their stakeholders about critical priorities for pathology, entomology and weed science.
Weed control in herbs is now improved for mint in particular.
The Frontier Max herbicide label is expanded for control of specific weeds on transplanted leeks in Canada.
Kam Chiu Lee, co-founder of Vancouver-based Fresh Direct Produce, has passed due to cancer.
Collaborative. Untiring. Tenacious. These are some of the adjectives that Brian Gilroy, president, Canadian Horticultural Council used to describe four award winners at the 98thannual general meeting in Ottawa.
Chris McQueen is the newest member of the senior management team at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre.
Stokes Seeds welcomes aboard Alexandre Bisson as a new Quebec territory manager, based on the south shore region of Montréal.
A new Eco-Lok closure offers the same safety, quality and rigidity as former plastic closures with lower carbon footprint.
United Fresh 2019 offers a glimpse into the future with a TEC Zone featuring 24 top ag tech start-up companies. One of those is Montreal-based Motorleaf, which uses artificial intelligence to automate harvest yield estimates and disease scouting in tomato and pepper greenhouses.
Hazel Technologies Inc., based in Salinas, California, has developed a small, biodegradable and food-safe insert to extend the shelf life of a carton of fresh fruit. Now the post-harvest sachet is being launched for one of the most challenging fruits to keep fresh – cherries.
Scabby potatoes are unmarketable. However, molecular technology has determined that the most predominant species in Ontario might be one that could be controlled with cultural practices.
