Dan Duguay, CPMA sustainability specialist, has noted that Europe is moving towards a certified compostable PLU by 2028 and that it’s opportune to make the European standard a global standard.
Pascal Forest, president of the Producteurs de légumes de transformation du Québec, shares how climate change and global competition are challenging growers of processing vegetables in Ontario and Québec.
Amanda Doughty, human resource manager at Sandy Shore Farms, shares how the two-month asparagus season is intense, but she and her team, including a Spanish-speaking Guatemalan HR assistant, do everything possible to smooth communications and improve productivity in the field.
Dr. John Cline shares information on his most recent trials with a plant growth regulator for peaches and nectarines, that could shave 40 to 50 per cent off the time required to hand thin.
