A grant of $325,000 will spur the research of Julianna Wilson, Michigan State University entomologist, into a yeast-based biopesticide that targets the invasive spotted wing drosophila.

The “Glory” cherry, registered in the U.S., is not as advertised. Through genome sequencing, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada proved it is identical to the Staccato cherry developed in Summerland, British Columbia.

Sandy Miller and Cassandra Driediger have joined the seven-person board as new directors.

Cavendish Farms has frozen potato processing plants in Prince Edward Island, North Dakota and Alberta as well as an appetizer plant in Ontario.

Halloween is an occasion for celebrating autumn’s harvest of apples and a diverse variety of locally made goods says Farm Fresh Ontario.