After two years of joint market validation and real-world testing, Royal Brinkman’s horticultural expertise is combined with ViewNetic's AI vision sensors to detect pests and disease earlier.
About 65 per cent of Ontario’s asparagus is exported to the U.S. Despite initial trade worries, growers have been working hard to keep up with strong American demand.
The timing coincides with Local Food Week, celebrated June 2-8, 2025.
Benny Nabuurs, president of the Prince Edward Island Wild Blueberry Growers, explains concerns about the current industry structure for wild blueberries and processing capacity that spans the Canadian border into Maine.
Statistics Canada reports that greenhouse produce – tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers -- rose 8.5 per cent in value in 2024. Strawberries and lettuce are also contributors.
