The cleanup after Hurricane Fiona will take weeks and perhaps months, depending on the crop and the geography say horticulture leaders in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

One of the Maritimes’ iconic brands, McCain Foods and The McCain Foundation is pledging $2 million towards Hurricane Fiona relief efforts. The funds are going to the Canadian Red Cross.

The Retail Council of Canada provides a helpful graphic of the minimum wage rates by province, as of October 1, 2022. Ontario’s rate moves to $15.50 per hour while Manitoba’s moves to $13.50. Three Atlantic provinces also increased wage rates.

One of the 15 winners of the Homegrown Challenge’s $50,000 seed funding, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre and collaborators are developing a long-cane raspberry production system. The goal is to produce a high-yielding, energy-efficient,…

The Canadian loonie is flailing. At 72.9 cents against the U.S, dollar, it’s the lowest level in two years on September 27, 2022. It’s good news for exporters of Canadian-grown produce but bad news for those growers importing agronomic inputs and…