Loblaw adds its voice to minimum wage hikes.
Cathy Lennon will lead the $100 million sector starting September 18.
The federal government has pushed back the national food policy survey deadline to August 31.
I know it is mid-summer, but please bear with me.
As we continue our series on profits we are going to dive into trade spend and marketing spend.
We could all take a page from OFVGA chair Jan VanderHout’s plea for peaceful coexistence between
A young grower, Kevin Howe of Howe Family Farms and President of the Ontario Berry Growers Association (OBGA) shared with us a report that he presented to OBGA about his experience from creating open dialogue about the changes to minimum wage.
This year’s U.S. Apple Outlook Conference, August 24-25, will start with a NAFTA focus and an interesting speaker from Canada. John Cruickshank, consul general to Chicago, is scheduled to speak in the opening session. He was appointed to the diplomatic post on March 13, 2017.
Why nectarines are the next big thing.
Canada's agriculture ministers say that a deal has been reached in St. John’s, Newfoundland on the fundamentals of the next agriculture policy framework, which will be called the "Canadian Agricultural Partnership."
The Grower launched its own podcast channel. The first episode features Dusty Zamecnik, a fourth-generation farmer in his 20s at EZ Grow Farms located in Frogmore, Ontario. On his family’s farm, they grow highbush blueberries as well as propagate strawberry plants for berry growers around the world.
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The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for Switch fungicide for control of anthracnose (leaf curl) on celery in Canada. Switch fungicide was already labeled for use on a number of crops in Canada for control of several diseases.
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The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for Confine Extra fungicide for suppression of bacterial leaf spot (Xanthomonos campestris pv vitians) in Canada. Confine Extra fungicide was already labeled for use on a number of crops in Canada for several different diseases.
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The Grower provides an update on a notice of registration activity. Exirel received minor use label expansion (URMULE) registration for control of aphids and the suppression of thrips in strawberries and the control of black vine weevil, obscure root weevil, spotted wing drosophila and Japanese beetle in caneberries in Canada.
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Two insecticides have recently been registered for emergency use on spotted wing drosophila (SWD) on berry crops (crop group 13-07) and stone fruits (crop group 12) in Ontario.
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Saskatchewan Party leader and premier Brad Wall announced on social media that he plans to step down.
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The Ontario Greenhouse Growers (OGVG) announced that Joe Sbrocchi will move into the general manager role, effective Sept. 18th, 2017. Sbrocchi is coming from Mastronardi Produce Ltd., located in Kingsville, Ont., where he has acted as vice president of business development and strategy since 2010.
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As of August 1, Binkley Apples has been renamed Blue Mountain Fruit Company. The rebranding is part of the evolution of the Botden family’s business plan.
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Glen Murray resigned his post as Ontario’s minister of the environment and climate change on July 31, leaving his successor to implement the transition to a low-carbon economy through the cap-and-trade program. The provincial Liberals have appointed Chris Ballard to the post, with the view that he can stickhandle the sensitive environment file until the June 2018 election. He leaves the ministry of housing for the challenging portfolio that includes everything from energy to water.
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Before any new tree fruit varieties can be accepted in Canada, they must pass virus testing in a quarantine setting in Sidney, British Columbia. Thanks to new research funding, DNA technology may streamline the process from three years to six months.
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Researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Kwantlen Polytechnic Un
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The BASF Crop Protection division has signed an agreement to acquire Zed
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Ecobain Gardens, the largest commercial vertical farm operation in Canad
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