One of the trends to watch is plant-based protein. The Beyond Meat Burger is one example.

Weather plus trade wars are making business planning unpredictable.That’s why OFVGA continues to strengthen federal and provincial relationships in case of a rainy day. 

With the federal election approaching on or before October 21, the horticultural industry is highlighting several issues. Provincially, one of the issues in focus is safe movement of machinery on roadways.

With bankruptcies of trucking companies on the rise, make sure that you have strong relationships with current carriers and are paying reasonable rates. 

It’s a confusing landscape whenprovincial and state governments, along with smaller scientific and regulatory departments, reviewing less extensive datasets, reach opposite conclusions on crop protection products. As columnist Chris Duyvelshoff writes, let the federal agencies handle the file.

An Ontario-based e-commerce & logistics software platform, Local Line, is launching a free website builder for farmers. The team is based in Kitchener, Ontario.

Growers in Prince Edward Island and surrounding region will have an opportunity to attend the CanAgPlus annual general meeting in Charlottetown on November 28. It’s the organization that owns and operates the CanadaGAP food safety program. 

While the protest movement in Hong Kong has frayed nerves and delayed airport traffic, organizers of Asia’s biggest produce show have decided to go ahead with the show September 4-6.

Favourable weather from spring through summer has promoted a heavy crop of British Columbia highbush blueberries.

The Quebec Produce Marketing Association names George Pitsikoulis as its 2019 Pillar of the Industry award winner. The honour was bestowed during its annual meeting  in Quebec City, August 8-10.