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Due to volume of applications being processed, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency is extending its deadline for registrants to update product labels.
Artificial intelligence is speeding up the development of the next generation of biostimulants.
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.
Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario has a new chair in Nevin McDougall. His term starts January 18, 2025.
After almost 40 years as an Ontario asparagus grower, John Jaques is retiring from his Thamesford enterprise Sunshine Asparagus.
The former executive of Fertilizer Canada is set to start March 17, 2025 with the goal of having the voluntary code come into effect in June.
The Leamington-Ontario based association has hired Matt Marchand as public affairs and policy analyst.
The Belgium-based potato processor is making its first North American investment in Grand Forks, North Dakota with plans to break ground in 2025.
Ten innovations have been nominated for the coveted Fruit Logistica 2025 award to be announced February 7. The list covers the gamut from attractive v…
Once again, Berlin will be hosting the world’s leading trade show for fresh produce business from February 5-7, 2025. The Farming Forward stage will s…
The National Association of Berry Exporters (Aneberries) reports that exports of strawberries, blackberries, raspberries and blueberries were down 2.2…
Justine Hendricks, CEO, Farm Credit Canada, met up with Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald at the University of Guelph, to share stories about funding innovation…
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…
A leader in precision irrigation technologies, Valley Irrigation will be consolidating its four legacy systems: AgSense, Valley 365, Precision King…
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…
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.
