The 2018 potato harvest is highly variable across Canada and even within provinces. In...
The Produce Marketing Association’s 2018 summit will focus on big industry innovations...
The new CETA trade agreement has made trading between Canada and Europe easier. Spain...
Government funding for B.C. farmers, agrifood and seafood processors aims to help grow markets in other parts of Canada and abroad. But success doesn’t come overnight.
Walmart U.S. will require suppliers to use block chain technology within a year to help traceability efforts in case of outbreaks of E. coliand other diseases in lettuce. Currently, there is no similar requirement from Walmart Canada.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association will be reviewing details of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, but is pleased that the deal maintains the integrated supply chains across borders.
The OFVGA responded positively to Ontario’s announcement that it would hold the line on the province’s minimum wage of $14/hour and not increase it on January 1, 2019. The current government made the promise in the June 2018 provincial election.
Looking back on now seven seasons in edible horticulture, what is clear is that crop protection has become a rapidly changing field. I think many would agree that some of the most radical changes have occurred in the last decade, or even just the past year or two.
This column is to keep you informed about the key issues that OFVGA is currently tackling on behalf of growers.
September is a great time to visit the Grey Roots museum and archives to see their interactive apple exhibit that just opened. It includes the cover photo of the October issue of The Grower, celebrating the 38th season of Jamaican Stedley Stephenson.
OFVGA chair Jan VanderHout writes about effects of $14/hour minimum wage on horticulture. On September 26, the Ontario labour minister confirmed wage would not increase on January 1, 2019.
The manufacturers of Chateau herbicide have been granted a new label expansion for control of suckers on hops and management of other labeled weeds.
Federal ag and agri-food minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced a five-year investment of $70M to hire and equip the next generation of agricultural scientists, initiate a Living Laboratories program, and fund federal agricultural research in priority areas. George Gilvesy, chair of the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers, was on hand for the September 21 announcement in Harrow, Ontario.
Parasol FL fungicide is now available for pome and stone fruit growers. It’s aimed at fire blight, coryneum blight, bacterial blight, eastern filbert blight, bacterial canker and leaf curl.
The manufacturers of Chateau herbicide have been granted a new label expansion for control of suckers on hops and management of other labeled weeds.
BASF Canada Inc. (BASF) has been granted a new label expansion for Frontier Max herbicide for control of annual grasses and key broadleaf weeds in potatoes. In addition to its expanded label on potatoes, Frontier Max is also registered for use on corn, soybeans, dry beans, onions, cabbage and grapes.
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has agreed to restart the review process for the commonly used fungicide mancozeb. However, the decision stands on metiram.
The popularity of “Fresh News from The Grower” with almost 3,000 readers every Monday morning has resulted in a new hire. Robyn Meerveld has joined The Grower team as assistant editor.
Broad appeal and core brand identity were the goals behind Lakeside’s re-branding. Prospective partners, customers and employees will warm to the style of the new logo.
A comprehensive report on the 2018 U.S. and Canadian produce industry will be available Jan. 2019, according to its author Mike Mauti.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association is welcoming Michelle Broom as its new president. The Australian brings a wealth of international experience to the leadership role.
From labour to energy saving, Vineland’s research focuses on the issues important to Canada’s horticultural industry. Read the results in its 2018/19 Innovation Report.
Montreal start-up Motorleaf has announced new investment in their artificial intelligence (AI) capacity to improve yield estimates in greenhouse crops.
A new system of automated vertical growing machines will make lettuce, basil and microgreens available year-round.
The quality and safety of tender fruit at the Vineland Growers’ Cooperative is getting a boost from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, with funding to implement new food safety measures. Member Phil Tregunno was an early adopter this past summer at new packing facilities at Niagara-on-the-Lake.
