Nine design rules for plastic packaging have been released specifically for produce companies says the Canadian Produce Marketing Association.

Québec’s André Lamontagne and Alberta’s Nate Horner keep their posts as agriculture ministers in their respective provinces. One big change: Alberta’s ministry has been renamed Agriculture and Irrigation.

Canada’s dominant grocer has announced increases to supplier fees while freezing prices on No-Name brand products for consumers. The Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada point out that growers have experienced a tough year with increased costs in…

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-…