Podcast | The Grower

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Doug Balsillie praises heritage apple varieties for hard cider

Monday, April 24, 2023 - Karen Davidson

Doug Ballsillie and his wife Leslie Huffman have committed two acres of The Fruit Wagon’s 35 acres to growing cider apples near Harrow, Ontario.
Orchardist Brian Rideout operates with less access to fungicides

Monday, February 20, 2023 - Carlie Melara

Brian Rideout, orchardist and crop protection section chair for OFVGA, shares his views on the future of group M fungicides.
ICL Group offers fertilizer and mineral solutions

Monday, February 6, 2023 - Carlie Melara

The ICL-Group is a global manufacturer of specialty minerals with experience in countries as diverse as Brazil, India and the U.S.
Aron Hoff extols new housing for temporary foreign workers

Monday, January 23, 2023 - Carlie Melara

Meyers Fruit Farms, a tree fruit and floral greenhouse business near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, has invested in five new units that will accommodate up to 40 temporary foreign workers.
Elaine Froese coaches family farm transitions

Monday, January 9, 2023 - Karen Davidson

Elaine Froese, Canada’s farm whisperer, offers some sage advice on maintaining harmony during farm succession planning.
Young and competitive David and Jenn VanDeVelde

Monday, November 21, 2022 - Anonymous

David and Jenn VanDeVelde, berry growers and on-farm retailers from Delhi, Ontario, talk with The Grower about their participation in Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer Competition.

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