Eight Ontario strawberry farms will be showcasing their technology and techniques to the continent’s most enthusiastic berry growers on August 16 and 17.
Dutch company Blue Radix is trialling Crop Controller, a system to automate many management tasks in three Ontario greenhouses. The project is supported by the Greenhouse Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative.
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, is used in one pass to bury the leftover ‘fruit mummies.’ Used in every other row, the practice…
Ontario government funding will support promotional activities this summer to boost local consumption of apples, peaches, pears, nectarines, plums, apricots, and tart red cherries.
Effective April 25, 2022, temporary foreign workers will not be subject to strict masking and quarantining rules upon arrival in Canada. That’s good news for both workers and employers looking to kickstart the spring season.
