David Kozuki, Golden Retreat Vineyards, in Summerland is the proud winner of the 2022 Viticulturist of the Year Award. The judges were impressed with his eye for detail in grape growing. Vine balance, uniformity throughout the vineyard, vertical…
- The total Canadian estimate is 18.5 million bushels which is up one per cent compared to 2021 and down four per cent from the five-year average. The numbers were presented at the annual U.S. Apple Outlook Conference in Chicago on August 18.
- International researchers joined allied industry personnel for the August 17-18, 2022 research symposium in Toronto, organized by the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers. They shared the latest learnings about a virus that can decimate greenhouse-…
- The BC Tree Fruit Cooperative, representing 270 farm members, has announced significant investment in its Oliver facility. At the same time, the packinghouse operation will be closed in Kelowna/Lake Country after the fall 2022 season.
- The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved a label expansion for SuffOil-X spray emulsion to help manage aphids, spider mites, and powdery mildew on various crops and crop groups in Canada. Greenhouse strawberries are one example.