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Christopher P. Dufault, acting manager, Crop Protection, at the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada, offers perspective on the transformation project at the Pest Management Regulatory Agency. -
Thanks to the Minor Use Program, the label for Fontelis fungicide has been expanded to help manage sclerotinia stem rot on Crop Group 1B, root vegetables. -
Thanks to the Minor Use Program, the label for Exirel insecticide has been expanded to help manage thrips on head and stem vegetables. -
Thanks to the Minor Use Program, the label for Milstop foliar fungicide is expanded to help manage powdery mildew in field and greenhouse-grown herbs (CG-25) and field-grown spices (CG-26).
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The Ontario cabinet, under Premier Doug Ford, was sworn in on June 24, 2022. Lisa Thompson, MPP Huron-Bruce, returned as minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, a role that she’s held for a year. -
Dr. Darby McGrath will lead a team of more than 50 scientists and technicians in her new role. She joined Vineland in 2013 as a research scientist. -
Dr. Nancy Tout, a 21-year veteran of Syngenta Canada, has accepted the role of chief scientific officer at the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan. -
Four new members join the board of directors for the Ontario Produce Marketing Association. They are: Michael Miranda, Farm Boy; Ariel Nevado, Metro Inc.; Dustin Wellman, Wonderful Sales and Agnes Boutros, Mastronardi Produce Ltd.
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New premium strawberries – Tropical Bliss, Rosé Strawberries and Sweetest Batch -- accompany the launch of the Driscoll’s Sensory Wheels which map th… -
GreenTech, the popular horticultural show in Amsterdam, is slated for June 14-16, 2022. Biobest is one of the shortlisted candidates for its Trap-Eye… -
The pandemic, extreme climate change and the impacts of Russia’s unwarranted attack on Ukraine are undermining food security and driving up prices say… -
The Dutch supplier of seed potatoes reports that potato growers in Europe are somewhat reluctant to plant for harvest 2022 as a result of the higher p…
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Since 1952, the Komienski family has been trucking produce to market at the Ontario Food Terminal. As Tom Komienski explains to operations manager… -
Westmoreland Topline Farms is launching a plastic-free cucumber with a major Canadian retailer in June 2022. The edible coating, made by Apeel, is… -
The federal carbon tax has gone up 11 cents/litre for gasoline and diesel. Yet tillage work must continue. This 12-foot wide cultivator, for example… -
The window of opportunity is opening for more strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in Canada, as demand increases for domestically…
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Three demonstrations of AgRobotics will be hosted at Dresden, Kettleby and Bothwell in late June and early July 2022. No registration is required… -
Organifarms wins the Concept Award for BERRY, its harvesting robot for greenhouse-grown strawberries and Biobest wins the Innovation Award for its… -
GreenTech Amsterdam, a horticultural show in the Netherlands, will be the site to launch GroW, a tomato harvesting robot by Ridder and MetoMotion.… -
Canadian Food Innovation Network is investing in projects that are developing sustainability solutions. One recipient is Ag-Tronic Control Systems…
This is my first column as chair of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA).
Owen Roberts opines that consumers express trust in farmers, even when they don’t know any, because of farmers’ traditional values, not necessarily their modern methods of production.
Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman focuses on the recent Hostess Frito-Lay decision to withhold potato snacks from Loblaw stores. The rift is resolved now, but the two-month standoff is an example of the supplier-retailer relationships that are under scrutiny in the industry talks for a code of conduct.
For every $1 in government spending on the minor use program, $42 of net benefits are accrued to society. Columnist Chris Duyvelshoff makes a case for more funding for the Pest Management Centre.
Columnist Luc Bérubé explains why the Québec government is paying up to $50,000 for registered growers to participate in a three-year sustainability program. Eligible projects are crop rotations and cover crops.
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved an emergency use registration for Tough 600 EC herbicide for control of labelled weeds in carrots in numerous provinces in Canada. The registration is from May 1 to December 31, 2022.
