British Columbia company Global Fruit sends half of its sweet cherry production to the U.S. It’s been a reliable market to date, but diversification is in the cards both abroad and in Canada.
Robert Shuh, elected president of the Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services (FARMS) a year ago, reflects on the 60th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program and what’s ahead for the non-profit organization.
Some southwestern Ontario greenhouse operators dimmed their state-of-the-art LED lights in winter 2026 because they couldn’t afford hydro that skyrocketed to 64 cents per kWH. Brothers Rudy (left) and Albert Mastronardi, are relieved to have a tomato crop ready to harvest in mid-March near Kingsville, Ontario.
