A deep freeze of -26°C on January 15 has caused so much bud injury in vineyards that only half a crop is estimated for the fall of 2022. That’s a devastating hit for the sector that earned farmgate value of $110 million last year.

The British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association is offering an ag safety incentive to its 325 members. It’s for completing AgSafeBC’s certificate of recognition for on-farm worker safety program.

The Produce Traceability Initiative has announced a new working group to focus on traceability, global location number and next generation data carriers for the PTI label. A redesigned website provides details and traceability implementation…

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has opened its new terminal with bulk storage capacity for a variety of macro and micronutrients than can be blended on site to meet unique crop nutrition needs of customers in the U.S. corn belt and western Canada.

The second cohort of young Canadians has been named for an 18-month term. Colby Robertson, an Albertan working in the potato sector, is one of the diverse group.