Josh Mosiondz, minor use coordinator, OMAFRA, details the priorities for research for the Pest Management Centre’s 2025 agenda.
- Shawn Brenn, chair, OFVGA, cites a long list of barriers that are pinching growth in the horticultural sector. They include: carbon taxes, high interest rates, regulatory challenges at all levels.
- Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman advises on the hurdles of maintaining the prices you are at.
- High grocery prices have irked consumers to the point of boycott, specifically against Loblaw. Columnist Owen Roberts warns about some trickle-down effects on the farm.
- The Cimegra insecticide label has been temporarily expanded until Dec 31, 2024 for management of cabbage maggot in a number of cruciferous crops. Reach out to your provincial minor use coordinator or horticultural specialist for details.