Farmers never retire. They transition. That’s the case with grape grower Bill Schenck and his son Brian who are in discussions with other family members about the next chapter near St. Catharines, Ontario. ‘The Great Succession’ is relevant to about 60 per cent of farmers across Canada, because…

An Alberta potato grower is reducing use of synthetic fertilizers by brewing his own biological fertilizer with five strains of live bacteria that aid plant growth.

The ambition of the Feenstra family – Rich, John and father Peter – continues to grow for Mountainview Orchards, Beamsville, Ontario. It’s a story of how to pitch the farm lender on a new packing line that not only improves efficiencies but the work environment for employees.

The 2021 Canadian Census of Agriculture revealed the largest ever cohort of farmers aged 55-plus. Yet farmers are producing more with smart technology. Chris Sopuch is one of the farmers in the 35 and under category. He left a promising forestry career to farm with his dad near Bradford, Ontario.

The branding of greenhouse vegetables – and fruits – has reached such sophistication that a kitchen was built inside the new marketing quarters of Pure Hothouse Foods’ sprawling greenhouse at Leamington, Ontario. Chris Veillon, chief marketing officer for the Pure Flavor brand consults with in-…