The Grower’s Urban Cowboy columnist shares his past experience at Fruit Logistica and updates the quest by seed giant Rijk Zwaan for the right balance between sweetness, acidity and texture. Berlin hosts the international show Feb 4-6.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced that 665 jobs will be cut and seven research stations closed to meet downsized budgets in the public service.

While AI and machine learning are the flavour of the hour, it’s still the case that Canadian horticulture employs about 70,000 temporary foreign workers each year. The reality is that growers need both manual labour and AI-driven equipment in the…

Federal and Ontario provincial investment of $20 million will help food producers expand global sales. Application intake begins February 17.

Federal ag minister Heath MacDonald has launched roundtables to discuss the challenges and opportunities in agriculture for the 2028-2033 period.