The genetics company Pairwise has used a CRISPR application to achieve seedlessness in blackberries. This is a first for any caneberry.
Autonomous, robotic technology will be working in the field at two Ontario locations. The Muck Crops Research Station on July 4 and the Simcoe Research Station on July 11.
The regulatory burden and ongoing inflation are some of the critical issues threatening food security in Canada. This was one of the messages to parliamentarians during the spring advocacy event on June 4.
The strategic direction is to help build a circular economy for agriculture through new opportunities and new products to recycle and recover plastics.
Terence Hochstein, executive director, Potato Growers of Alberta, writes in his June 1 newsletter column that recent moisture of 150-200 mm has alleviated immediate concerns for the crop.
