The second annual Canadian Cherry Month will run from July 15 to August 15, 2024.
Canada and Ontario invest in AgScape initiatives to improve agriculture and food education and inspire interest in related careers.
The new facility showcases technology that revolutionizes the way little potatoes are washed, sorted and packaged, prioritizing eco-friendly processes.
The Canadian Potato Council, headquartered in Ottawa, is seeking a Potato Portfolio Manager who will advocate for the $1.2 billion sector, The successful candidate will focus on plant health, trade, marketing, certification and crop protection.
UPL Corp has completed the acquisition of Corteva Agriscience's global mancozeb fungicide business outside of China, Japan, South Korea, UK, Switzerland and EU member countries. Mancozeb fungicide is used to prevent plant diseases across a range of…
Mastronardi Produce is introducing its orange Bahama Bombs tomato-on-the vine, a sister to its Sugar Bombs snacking tomato.
Farm Credit Canada is welcoming applications to its $1.5 million funds for projects such as community gardens. Deadline is May 15, 2024.
John Cline explains thinning technology for tender fruit
Tyler McCann argues for more agriculture investment
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Karen Davidson - Apr 29, 2024UPL Corp has completed the acquisition of Corteva Agriscience's global mancozeb fungicide business outside of China, Japan, South Korea, UK, Switzerland and EU member countries. Mancozeb fungicide is used to prevent plant diseases across a range of crops.
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- Apr 23, 2024Ontario growers will appreciate the updated pigweed species ID guide, complete with photos and county-by-county maps where resistance has been found.
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Karen Davidson - Apr 17, 2024Inspectors of Ontario grape growers will be looking for adherence to label directions: crop, rate, number of applications, application method, application interval, PHI, REI, PPE, buffer zones, etc.
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Karen Davidson - Apr 01, 2024A partnership between multiple farm organizations has created a new awareness campaign as growers head to the fields. Be Drift Aware is intended to remind growers to be sensitive to the unintentional aerial movement of plant protection products.
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Karen Davidson - Apr 29, 2024The Canadian Produce Marketing Association honoured the best and brightest in its annual New Product Showcase during Fresh Week in Vancouver. One of the four awards went to Mucci Farms for Best Packaging Innovation.
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Karen Davidson - Apr 08, 2024Anthony Leardi, MPP-Essex, has been assigned to the role of parliamentary assistant to the Ontario minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs. Also appointed is John Jordan, MPP-Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston.
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Karen Davidson - Apr 04, 2024Murray Driediger, president and CEO of BC Fresh Vegetables Inc. has been named the recipient of the 2024 Canadian Produce Marketing Association Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Karen Davidson - Apr 03, 2024The Berry Growers of Ontario has recognized Tom Heeman for not only six years on the board of directors but leadership in numerous organizations.
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Karen Davidson - May 06, 2024The resolution encourages increased awareness of the crucial role that women farmers around the world play in agrifood systems, as well as their contr…
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Karen Davidson - Apr 05, 2024The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has produced a number of videos on harvesting sanitation. They are available in English and Spanish.
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Karen Davidson - Mar 25, 2024The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce is conducting a 2024 survey into production and shipping costs and selling prices for the following countries: C…
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Karen Davidson - Feb 26, 2024A new report commissioned by the U.S.-based National Potato Council shows that Canada is second only to Mexico as a destination for fresh potatoes. Ex…
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Karen Davidson - Apr 29, 2024Valent BioSciences has registered Accede PGR for peaches and nectarines, a breakthrough practice for thinning tender fruit growers in the U.S. David…
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Karen Davidson - Mar 29, 2024The farmgate value of greenhouse vegetable production is 36 per cent of the approximately $6 billion of Canadian horticultural produce. Currently,…
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Karen Davidson - Feb 23, 2024Growers such as Mike Chromczak have a big crop protection responsibility – in his case 2,000 acres of asparagus, watermelon and rotational crops of…
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Karen Davidson - Jan 29, 2024Dusty Zamecnik, EZ Grow Farms, is launching a 19-acre glass propagation greenhouse near Langton, Ontario. Building on years of experience with bare-…
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Karen Davidson - Apr 18, 2024The biotech company is publishing strong spray trial results for its Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) biofungicide when used on a blueberry crop.…
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Karen Davidson - Apr 17, 2024Verdant Technologies’ post-harvest solution can be used on broccoli, tomatoes peaches and other fruits and vegetables.
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Karen Davidson - Apr 08, 2024Verdant Technologies is partnering with Sobeys Inc. to eliminate ice from the broccoli supply chain in Canada. HarvestHold Fresh is an in-box sheet…
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Karen Davidson - Mar 28, 2024The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network has named Vivid Machines to lead a project on data-driven dormant apple tree pruning and…
Owen Roberts - Apr 03, 2024
As columnist Owen Roberts writes, there’s no need to wonder if European-style farm protests could happen in Canada. Disgruntled farmers protested in Rimouski, Québec in March 2024.
Peter Chapman - Apr 03, 2024
Many growers don’t spend enough time or resources on packaging which serves three purposes: to protect, preserve and promote.
Chris Duyvelshoff - Apr 03, 2024
Chris Duyvelshoff, crop protection advisor, and Brian Rideout, chair, crop protection section, Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association, co-author the Crop Protection Report to members. Highlight: 8 new active ingredients were registered by PMRA for edible hort in 2023
Shawn Brenn - Apr 03, 2024
Shawn Brenn, chair of the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association, reviews the priority issues for 2024.
Josh Mosiondz - Mar 14, 2024
The PMRA has approved a minor label expansion for increased lateral bud break, improved branch angles and tree structure, and branching of nursery stock and non-bearing orchard trees.