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Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is updating its premium rate-setting model in the way it issues clearances. Resources are available for upcoming changes.
The success of Millennium asparagus cannot be overstated with its significant yield improvements, stand longevity and disease resistance, thanks to this University of Guelph breeder.
The Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit trade show will be the site of new product introductions October 17-19 in Anaheim, California. The SUNSET brand will introduce KABOOM! black jalapeno peppers and Wild Wonders gourmet peppers.
The world’s largest exporter of blueberries, Chile, reports that exports will reach record volumes of 115,000 tons in the 2019-2020 season. That’s up four per cent from a year ago.
Mexico-based Agrizar has committed to grow exclusively for Mastronardi BerryWorld America, a joint venture between Mastronardi Produce Ltd., North America’s leading grower and distributor of greenhouse produce, and the UK-based BerryWorld.
The Ontario government has announced special protection for the Ontario Food Terminal, the country’s largest wholesale food terminal. The 40 acres in Etobicoke will be named a provincially significant employment zone, protecting it from potential condo development.
Grown in Washington and Nevada, Sunions will be marketed for the first time in western Canada in December 2019. The seed is not available in Canada.
Team Canada has announced its partnership with the Empire Company, making its family of brands the first-ever official grocer of the Canadian Olympic Committee. Four sports athletes pose with a bin of apples…and pledge their love of fruits and vegetables.
The Canadian Horticultural Council will be screening the documentary, Heartbeat: A celebration of international farm workers in Ottawa on October 16. The timing is aligned with World Food Day.
Greenhouse brand SUNSET expects to use 100 per cent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging for all fruits and vegetables by 2025. Some of those solutions will be unveiled at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in California October 17-19, 2019.
Systemic fungicide Cevya will be available for the 2020 crop year.
The Prowl herbicide label is now expanded for control of labelled weeds on garlic, shallots and transplanted leeks in Canada
The Delegate insecticide label is now expanded for control of spotted wing drosophila on grapes and other pests in fruiting vegetables in Canada.
A strategic communications professional, Christina Stroud has joined Syngenta Canada as the new head of corporate affairs.
Five new board members have joined the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity. Experience and breadth of knowledge of Canada’s food system adds to a dynamic board of 11.
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau retains her post as minister of agriculture and agri-food.
The 28th annual Ontario Produce Marketing Association Gala shone a light on four of the industry’s brightest and best on November 15. One of them was Steve Bamford who won the Cory Clack-Streef Produce Person of the Year Award.
Former farmer Blaine Pedersen is the new minister of agriculture and resource development.
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.
