An Alberta potato grower is reducing use of synthetic fertilizers by brewing his own biological fertilizer with five strains of live bacteria that aid plant growth.

Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario encourages attendance at its upcoming annual general meeting. It’s to be hosted at the farm of Henk Droogendyk, Harley, Ontario on December 14, 2022.

Industry leaders were applauded at the PEI Potato Board’s annual banquet on Nov 24, 2022, an event that had been postponed for two years due to the pandemic, Hurricane Fiona and potato wart crisis.

As we approach the holiday season, media will sharpen their focus on the cost of food and carve up all the predictions for food trends for 2023.

Holland Marsh grower Ron Gleason farms in Ontario and Georgia. Columnist Owen Roberts explores his unique perspective of how the seasonal agricultural worker programs work in Canada and the U.S.