For most conventional stores, the items in the flyer can represent 20-30% of total weekly sales. Flipp just published its 10th annual readership survey of who is reading what.

Christina Turi, Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada, authors her first column in the July issue of The Grower as manager, plant health and crop protection.

Drones may be for sale, but they are not legal for use in spraying pesticides in Canada. Experts say a drone’s footprint is still not fully understood.

Produce associations want the federal government to be aware of the serious concerns and challenges that new plastic rules raise for fruit and vegetable growers, the produce supply chain, the environment and Canadians from coast to coast to coast.

Greg Palmer joins the Canadian Produce Marketing Association as vice-president of trade and market development. His appointment is effective July 15.