Matt Ecker, vice president of sales, Vineland Growers’ Cooperative reports that new pear variety will be entering the marketplace in 2026 and the cooperative is expanding its controlled atmosphere storage space at Virgil, Ontario.
Hailing from an agricultural community, Jennifer Best brings an empathetic background to her role as director of growth services for Bradford West Gwillimbury. She’s working with an ad hoc committee to harmonize land zoning bylaws that would ease pressure on the day-to-day lives of growers while protecting the land for future farming generations.
The footprint of artificial intelligence is getting bigger in horticulture. The Grower speaks with Chrissy Wozniak about the benefits of Ecorobotix labour-saving sprayer.
Benny Nabuurs, president of the Prince Edward Island Wild Blueberry Growers, explains concerns about the current industry structure for wild blueberries and processing capacity that spans the Canadian border into Maine.
