Matt Aronson, Verdant Technologies and Tom Pierce, Sobeys, discuss how to use 1-MCP, an ethylene inhibitor, to keep broccoli fresh from field to fork.
- A Government of Canada-commissioned study affirms that plastic packaging ensures a sustainable fresh produce sector.
- The U.S. apple estimate represents a 10 per cent decrease compared to the final 2023 production figure.
- The Federal Economic Development Agency for southern Ontario has announced $6 million for Bioenterprise to fund innovative companies and adoption of green technologies.
- BASF/Nunhems are working with Plant Products to bring seeds to the controlled environment agriculture (CEA) market. Plant Products is now the distribution partner of Nunhems greenhouse tomato and cucumber seeds.