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Shawn Brenn, chair, OFVGA shares the communication efforts of the association.
Crop protection columnist Chris Duyvelshoff updates the status of PMRA regulations on drone applications. The pieces are falling in place to finalize approval in Canada.
Grown upstairs on a Lufa Farms’ roof, sold downstairs at retail level of a Walmart Canada Montréal store, greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are now available within minutes of harvesting.
In Ontario, promotional efforts underscore the cornucopia of locally-grown food, including more than 120 fruits and vegetables. Check out the virtual farm tour – potato to chips – hosted by the Vander Zaag family.
The Stevens family is protecting its class 1 farmland for 999 years in an easement agreement with Ontario Farmland Trust that supersedes municipal and provincial land use planning.
Ontario Plants has completed the first phase of its Glencoe, Ontario facility, expanded into soft fruits and tissue culture, and appointed new leadership in the company.
By 2030, Farm Credit Canada plans to direct more capital into agtech from pre-seed state to growth-driven late-stage companies.
Benny Nabuurs explains wild blueberry trade
Bill Zylmans laments looming U.S. tariffs
- Karen Davidson -Because the company has launched five new products since 2024, it’s investing in new sales positions to help manage its growing customer network and robust pipeline of product introductions.
- Karen Davidson -This systemic fungicide, the gold standard for downy mildew control in grapes, is limited to one use per season, either pre-bloom or post-bloom.
- Karen Davidson -The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved several minor use label expansion registrations in response to a proposal from the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
- Karen Davidson -The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has expanded the label for Vayantis seed treatment for the control of seed rot and pre-emergence damping-off caused by Pythium spp. on a wide range of crops, including ginseng.
- Karen Davidson -The Prince Edward Island MP will be tasked with a wide-ranging and diverse file with several sectors challenged by not only climate change and rising costs of production but also trade wars.
- Karen Davidson -Summerland orchardist Adrian Arts becomes executive director of the British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association on May 22.
- Karen Davidson -Tom Hughes, president, aligns teams and operations after the recent acquisition of Mountain King. The company provides conventional and organic potato varieties ideal for frying, baking, mashing, boiling, and roasting.
- Karen Davidson -The new chair of the board is Janelle Cardiff. Joining her is Nicki Scott, nominated by the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and Ontario Potato Board. She becomes second vice-chair.
- Karen Davidson -About 1,500 acres of potatoes will be needed as feedstock for the new chip factory.
- Karen Davidson -The World Potato Congress will spotlight the importance of potatoes as a vital food crop and its potential to drive inclusive economic growth, particu…
- Karen Davidson -The Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops program, first announced in December 2024, has increased its funds to American growers from $2 billion to…
- Karen Davidson -The downward planting trend is reflected across other key potato-producing states reflecting significant contract cuts by potato processors.
- Karen Davidson -About 65 per cent of Ontario’s asparagus is exported to the U.S. Despite initial trade worries, growers have been working hard to keep up with…
- Karen Davidson -After a frost event in 2024, Brian Rideout and his son Sam are checking on the viability of apple blossoms at Manitree Fruit Farms, Blenheim, Ontario…
- Karen Davidson -The official opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario with Detroit Michigan is but months away in fall 2025. Yet…
- Karen Davidson -When Alison Davie became chair of Potato Growers of Alberta in November 2023, she never dreamed that the growing sector would be threatened with 25…
- Karen Davidson -Robotics solutions in different horticultural crops will be featured at two events – one in Bradford and another in Simcoe in July 2025.
- Karen Davidson -Haggerty AgRobotics is bringing game-changing technology to Canadian agriculture with a 70 HP electric tractor. Autonomous operation is optional.
- Karen Davidson -A leader in precision irrigation technologies, Valley Irrigation will be consolidating its four legacy systems: AgSense, Valley 365, Precision King…
- Karen Davidson -The biotech company is publishing strong spray trial results for its Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) biofungicide when used on a blueberry crop.…
As Owen Roberts explains, reform of the H-2A visa program is at the top of the advocacy agenda for the International Fresh Produce Association.
Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman advises that sending photos and videos to retail category managers is the next best thing to a farm visit.
Crop protection columnist Chris Duyvelshoff updates the status of PMRA regulations on drone applications. The pieces are falling in place to finalize approval in Canada.
Shawn Brenn, chair, OFVGA shares the communication efforts of the association.
Josh Mosiondz, minor use coordinator, OMAFRA, details the priorities for research for the Pest Management Centre’s 2025 agenda.
From a tiny plantlet in a lab, nurtured in a greenhouse, multiplied in the field, and finally, to your table – the Hoogland and Haenni families take you on a journey where some of the seed potatoes begin in Alberta. Courtesy of The Potato Growers Alberta.