Bila A/S’s Global AGV autonomous forklifts are available to the Canadian market through Crawford Packaging. These machines are the latest in warehouse automation.
- Jaime Bustamante, Director of Trading Assistance at The Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation talks with The Grower about the benefits of FVDRC membership.
- A new website has been launched to inform and engage British Columbia’s commercial apple growers about the potential of orderly marketing. It’s been put together by a volunteer committee of growers and industry representatives.
- Five new varieties have been released that are resistant to the fungal disease of Fusarium wilt. UC Keystone is one of them.
- The Ontario Produce Marketing Association and its partner Numerator have released a Q2 study that shows consumers souring on the economy and as a result, buying less produce from May through July.