Friday, February 1, 2019 - Deanna Vander Zaag

Fruit Logistica hosts the first Start-up Day presenting 20 entrepreneurs in ten-minute intervals on February 8, 2019. One new technology is an indoor drone for insect control in greenhouses.

Thursday, January 24, 2019 - Deanna Vander Zaag

Day-neutral strawberries help meet market demands, but growers face new pest management obstacles.

Thursday, January 17, 2019 - Robyn Meerveld

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre researchers hope that federal funding will help them build a network to accelerate development and commercialization of labour-saving agricultural technologies.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019 - The Grower

The North American Strawberry Growers’ Association visited Europe in late 2018. Three major trends were evident: driving excellence through specialization, driving efficiency through elevation and faster picking, driving savings through industry standardization.

Friday, December 14, 2018 - Robyn Meerveld

Ontario has passed legislation to expand access to natural gas in more parts of rural and northern Ontario.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - Robyn Meerveld

The feds have announced up to $5 million for an 'automation cluster' led by the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Research will focus on robotic harvesters for greenhouse cucumbers, wireless irrigation for flowers and vegetables, and sensors for soil and air moisture. Ag minister Lawrence MacAulay and fellow MPs were on hand for the announcement.