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Josh Mosiondz, Ontario’s minor use coordinator, details the key outcomes of the National Pest Management Priority Setting Workshop held in March 2025.
The PMRA has granted an emergency use registration to manage pepper anthracnose on field peppers in Ontario. The registration is effective June 2, 2025 until June 1, 2026. Note the registration has changed from a water-soluble pouch to the suspension concentrate.
The PMRA has granted an Emergency Use Registration to manage downy mildew on quinoa in Québec, Ontario and Saskatchewan. The EUR is effective June 2, 2025 until June 1, 2026.
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved an emergency use for Allegro 500F fungicide from June 2, 2025 to June 1, 2026 in certain provinces. It is not registered for greenhouse strawberries.
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada announces that Dr. Erik Nielsen will take up the newly created role on August 18.
Brendan Byrne, a former chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, has been appointed chair of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission effective July 29, 2025.
Dr. Britteny Kyle is taking on a new role as a lead specialist for the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association Technology Transfer Program.
Katie Campbell and William Spurr of Spurr Brothers Farm, Wilmot, Nova Scotia, are growers of 20 varieties of apples as well as strawberries, onions, potatoes and forage crops.
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A total of 474 growers representing 640,000 potato acres across the U.S. and Canada have reported progress in sustainability metrics in 2024.
Another high-performing year is shaping up, as USApple predicts production will reach 279 million bushels. That’s up 1.3 per cent from 2024 and is 3.6…
Apples are one of five commodities to be purchased by USDA for distribution to food banks and nutrition assistance programs.
J.R. Simplot Company plans to purchase a leading potato processing company in Belgium.
This AI-enhanced sprayer was first used in the field in spring 2025 to spot-spray carrots. The nozzles are programmed to spray only identifiable…
Hon. Trevor Jones, Ontario’s agriculture, food and agribusiness minister, is gathering input from farmers prior to the federal-provincial-territorial…
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…
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…
Robotics solutions in different horticultural crops will be featured at two events – one in Bradford and another in Simcoe in July 2025.
Haggerty AgRobotics is bringing game-changing technology to Canadian agriculture with a 70 HP electric tractor. Autonomous operation is optional.
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.…
Urban Cowboy columnist Owen Roberts spotlights the work of Canadian Food Focus, dedicated to improving food literacy.
Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman explains how compliance is a full-team effort.
Crop Protection columnist Chris Duyvelshoff urges government to invest in the minor use program that has given growers a leg up in a competitive environment.
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association is funded by container licence fees. Shawn Brenn, chair and Alison Roberton, executive director, explain the benefits.
Josh Mosiondz, Ontario’s minor use coordinator, details the key outcomes of the National Pest Management Priority Setting Workshop held in March 2025.
