The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is highlighting the economic impact of the national fresh produce sector. Analysis shows $15 billion GDP in 2022 and 185,000 jobs.
Researchers at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) in British Columbia are advancing plans to sustainably grow berries out of season with a $1-million award from the Weston Family Foundation.
Danny Jefferies will be responsible for technology transfer of new, emerging or existing practices. He is based at the Ridgetown College campus in southwestern Ontario.
Syngenta Canada is working to enhance on-farm sustainability reporting for potato growers.
Farm Credit Canada reports that in the first six months of 2023, the national average growth rate of farmland was 7.7 per cent.
