Back for its third year, the Growing Home with BASF program adds eight additional prizes for community organizations.

Canadians spent 10.7% of their disposable income on food in 2024. Food Freedom Day is falling one day earlier than a year ago.

The most prestigious international prize in the fruit trade goes to the Onix orange and Croptimus, an innovative image analysis technology. The awards were announced February 7 at the close of Fruit Logistica’s show in Berlin.

In 2023, Canada exported $40 billion worth of food and agricultural products to the U.S., with fruit and vegetable growers accounting for $4.4 billion of that total.

The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association has published its “wish list” on what horticulture needs for future success. This is timed in advance of the February 27, 2025 Ontario election.