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Koppert is working with a French-based company which specializes in an amoeba lysate-based biofungicide.
PMRA has approved several minor use label expansions for UP-Cyde insecticide which manages spotted wing drosophila, crucifer flea beetle, aster leafhoppers and tarnished plant bug. See details for crop specifics.
A grant of $325,000 will spur the research of Julianna Wilson, Michigan State University entomologist, into a yeast-based biopesticide that targets the invasive spotted wing drosophila.
With the spread of this invasive pest in Michigan and three observations close to Windsor, vigilance must prevail.
Beth Patillo continues to chair the committee that reviews proposed updates to the CanadaGAP Food Safety manuals. Two new members have joined: Lily Indajati and Nirmal Dhaliwal.
Kate Helmore, currently based in Vancouver, has been tapped for the newly created beat of agriculture and food policy reporter. One of her first stories was titled: “Canadian fresh-produce growers get more financial protection under amended bankruptcy law.”
Québec strawberry and raspberry growers Simon Plante and Alison Blouin won the Eastern Canadian honours at the 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers’ national event.
Kevin McKenna was posthumously recognized for his unwavering 40-year commitment to the PEI potato industry. Joanne Driscoll was also presented with an award for her long-term involvement with agriculture, notably her contributions to the PEI potato producers.
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Prevar in New Zealand and Okanagan Specialty Foods in Canada will be working on advanced breeding technologies for apples and pears.
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Naturipe Farms relies on Jalisco, Mexico greenhouses for strawberries, expected to quadruple in volume in the 2024-2025 season.
Apple breeder Kate Evans has announced that numbered variety WA 64 is now officially Sunflare. It’s the third release of an apple in the breeding prog…
Rather than tariffs to improve the agricultural trade balance, an American farm economist suggests revamping the H-2A guestworker program.
The Johnston family who operate Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery near Bala, Ontario has invested in a new packing line to improve quality of fresh…
It’s a complicated journey from picking apples in the orchard to final packaging for the retail customer. One of the components is applying a price…
Butternut squash growers Tracy and Pete Gubbels survey their crop near Mount Brydges, Ontario, pointing out that contracted tonnage fell 60 per cent…
Jocelyn Gibouleau, Les Productions Margiric, is testing iceless broccoli, thanks to an innovation of Verdant Technologies. The HarvestHold Fresh…
The biotech company is publishing strong spray trial results for its Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) biofungicide when used on a blueberry crop.…
Verdant Technologies’ post-harvest solution can be used on broccoli, tomatoes peaches and other fruits and vegetables.
Verdant Technologies is partnering with Sobeys Inc. to eliminate ice from the broccoli supply chain in Canada. HarvestHold Fresh is an in-box sheet…
The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network has named Vivid Machines to lead a project on data-driven dormant apple tree pruning and…
Columnist Owen Roberts marks the 80th anniversary of the Food Agriculture Organization with a warning that in some corners, science is considered “woke.”
Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman notes the $1B overhaul of Metro’s fresh and frozen distribution network.
In the U.S., the regulatory authority EPA is now facing significant additional workload following a flurry of litigation which found the agency was not correctly carrying out its responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act.
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association is speaking out about labour and more broadly, domestic food production and sustainability.
Josh Mosiondz, minor use coordinator, OMAFRA, details the priorities for research for the Pest Management Centre’s 2025 agenda.
