Monday, January 23, 2023 - Karen Davidson

Tree fruit growers Elly Hoff and her brother Fred Meyers serve coffee to their Mexican workers Eduardo Bautista and Victor Lugo. In January 2023, the workers moved into one of the five new units that Meyers Fruit Farms built to accommodate 40 temporary foreign workers near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Monday, January 9, 2023 - Karen Davidson

Farmers never retire. They transition. That’s the case with grape grower Bill Schenck and his son Brian who are in discussions with other family members about the next chapter near St. Catharines, Ontario. ‘The Great Succession’ is relevant to about 60 per cent of farmers across Canada, because they’re at least 55 years old.

Monday, November 28, 2022 - Karen Davidson

An Alberta potato grower is reducing use of synthetic fertilizers by brewing his own biological fertilizer with five strains of live bacteria that aid plant growth.

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - Karen Davidson

The ambition of the Feenstra family – Rich, John and father Peter – continues to grow for Mountainview Orchards, Beamsville, Ontario. It’s a story of how to pitch the farm lender on a new packing line that not only improves efficiencies but the work environment for employees.

Monday, October 3, 2022 - Karen Davidson

The 2021 Canadian Census of Agriculture revealed the largest ever cohort of farmers aged 55-plus. Yet farmers are producing more with smart technology. Chris Sopuch is one of the farmers in the 35 and under category. He left a promising forestry career to farm with his dad near Bradford, Ontario.

Friday, August 26, 2022 - Karen Davidson

The branding of greenhouse vegetables – and fruits – has reached such sophistication that a kitchen was built inside the new marketing quarters of Pure Hothouse Foods’ sprawling greenhouse at Leamington, Ontario. Chris Veillon, chief marketing officer for the Pure Flavor brand consults with in-house chef Michael Giannotti on a new recipe for the next edition of the Live Deliciously eMagazine.