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An Emergency Use Registration now allows Captan 480 SC fungicide for control of anthracnose on field peppers in Ontario only. This registration is in effect until June 1, 2029.
OMAFA specialists Erica Pate, Jason Lemay and Katie Goldenhar are seeking survey participants to learn more about fungicide resistance in blueberry anthracnose.
As of June 30, growers can use drones to apply pesticides already approved for conventional and aerial application. Users must obtain a drone pilot certificate from Transport Canada.
The label expansion also includes up to three applications per year in potatoes for longer broad-spectrum control against key diseases.
Berenice Vega is the new executive director leading strategic direction, employer relationships and continued delivery of services to about 1,300 Ontario farm employers. Karem Rivas joins her as general manager, overseeing day-to-day operations.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association has recognized the federal agriculture minister for his role in supporting the National Food Security Strategy and other key priorities.
Grey Cup champion, Canadian Sports Hall of Fame inductee and philanthropist Michael ‘Pinball’ Clemons is scheduled to speak at the 41st Annual Celebrity Luncheon on September 16.
Some familiar names are on the list. And others such as Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent-Leamington) have a new role.
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Ongoing investigations by the Center for Disease Control have pointed to shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan…
American growers have reduced potato acreage in 2026 by 3.2 per cent, responding to over-supply in the previous year.
The Agricultural Coalition for USMCA is disappointed that the trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada was not renewed on July 1, underlini…
The $11 billion request to Congress is a top-up to the $12 billion already sent to farmers in early 2026.
The diversity of horticulture’s research needs is a perennial challenge in terms of funding and when growers can put forward their priorities.
The UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer deserves a focus on the strides of Canadians. Here are four cross-country profiles.
Robert Shuh, elected president of the Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services (FARMS) a year ago, reflects on the 60th anniversary of the…
Some southwestern Ontario greenhouse operators dimmed their state-of-the-art LED lights in winter 2026 because they couldn’t afford hydro that…
Federal SCAP funding up to $1.65 million will assist this Toronto-based company in improving crop health monitoring and yield forecasting.
Several companies have promising products that could benefit horticulture.
The president and CEO of Catania Worldwide will be honoured for his significant contributions to Canada’s fresh produce industry on April 30.
Based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Anodyne Chemistries Inc. is developing an innovative bio-electric process that converts carbon dioxide and water…
Fruit and vegetable growers are among the first to feel the impact of rising fuel costs because modern food production depends heavily on energy. Diesel powers tractors, irrigation systems, refrigeration, and transportation.
OFVGA’s crop protection advisor Chris Duyvelshoff makes the case for investing in the minor use program. From 2020-2024, the horticultural industry estimates the minor use program helped to prevent $1.6 billion in annual crop losses, contributed an additional $1.6 billion in GDP to the economy and supported more than 12,000 jobs.
Shawn Brenn, chair of OFVGA and Alison Robertson, executive director of OFVGA team up for an executive summary of the past year’s activities.
Ontario’s minor use coordinator, Josh Mosiondz, lists the final results of the national exercise in identifying research priorities for 2027.
