With the Sandhu Fruit Farm’s installation of Unitec’s world-class Cherry Vision 3.0 sorting and packing technology, cooperative growers who grow export-quality cherries will have even more opportunity to maximize their returns by air and ocean.
- Brian Gilroy, past chair of the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association, is recognized for lifelong contributions to the agricultural industry. As a director of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, he toured the ag minister of the day, Ted…
- The California Tomato Growers Association has completed negotiations for the 2023 crop with all processors agreeing to $138 per ton. This price is 31 per cent higher than 2022’s base price of $105 per ton.
- Brian Gilroy, apple grower and former chair of the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association, is one of several leaders who will be inducted into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame in a June 2023 ceremony.
- Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers announce that Ron VanDamme, Port Lambton, and Carl Merrick, Strathroy are elected as vice-chairs for 2023. Farmgate value for processing crops topped $154 million in 2022.