The Leamington Ontario greenhouse grower is introducing a second melon to the new category, just in time for the Global Produce and Floral Show in Orlando, Florida. The canary melon is called Alonna.
- Windset Farms, based in BC, is partnering with Verdant Technologies, Colorado, on shelf-life extension for tomatoes-on-the-vine. The U.S.-based company calls its product HarvestHold Fresh, a patented method to deliver industry-standard 1-…
- The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has expanded the minor use label for Fontelis fungicide for suppression of sclerotinia stem rot in cucurbits. This crop group 9 includes pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, melons and gourds, to name a few.
- The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has expanded the label for Oberon miticide for control of two-spotted spider mites on Crop Subgroup 3-07B. That’s green onions.
- The Pest Management Regulatory Agency is seeking use information on the fungicide fluazinam registered in diverse horticultural crops ranging from apples to onions. To respond, the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada is gathering grower input by…