Your working vacation can unearth some merchandising and packaging gems says Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman. Take these ideas back to your retailer contacts for ongoing dialogue and relationship-building.

Chris Duyvelshoff, crop protection advisor, Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association, attended the Global Minor Use Summit along with orchardist Brian Rideout, chair of the crop protection section, OFVGA. Representatives from 40 countries…

Regular columnist Owen Roberts combines reporting talents with Brazilian agricultural journalist Daniel Azevedo Duarte in Sao Paulo. Together, they shine a light on the growth of fruit exports.

Red tape is not the preserve of only provincial and federal governments. There’s also a mind-boggling array of different regulations from municipality to municipality. That’s why the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association is taking…

More than a million Ontarians shop at farmers’ markets. To strengthen those farmer-to-consumer connections, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is contributing $50,000 to a first-ever partnership with Farmers’ Markets Ontario.