Hazel Technologies Inc., based in Salinas, California, has developed a small, biodegradable and food-safe insert to extend the shelf life of a carton of fresh fruit. Now the post-harvest sachet is being launched for one of the most challenging…
- Scabby potatoes are unmarketable. However, molecular technology has determined that the most predominant species in Ontario might be one that could be controlled with cultural practices.
- At the 2019 Great Ontario-Hopped Craft Beer Competition, first place went to Muddy York Brewing Co and VQH Farms. To put this win into context, brothers Curtis and Joe VanQuaethem and cousin Jared Hevenor grew their first hop crop in 2014. They are…
- North Bay Farmers’ Market took home Farmers’ Market of the Year in the inaugural awards of excellence from Farmers’ Markets Ontario (FMO). Their winter market runs through April 2019.
- Several Ontario vegetable farms are working together to trial new transplanting technology they hope will save time and labour.