Columnist Owen Roberts describes the values of a free press in mainstream and farm media in Canada, after attending the 2023 congress of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists in Alberta.

Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman digs deeper into what’s right and what’s not on target for the highly consolidated grocery business in Canada.

Crop protection columnist Chris Duyvelshoff updates the work of the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, highlighting one new product of interest to tender fruit orchardists.

Mike Chromczak, chair, safety nets section, Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association, urges proper funding of the Self-Directed Risk Management program.

This registration is to help control Colorado potato beetle on field-grown eggplant and field tomatoes in Canada.