Lianne Rood, a southwestern Ontario MP, has been named the shadow minister for agriculture and agri-food. She has held that role since December 2019.

Nature Fresh Farms continue their sustainable initiatives by releasing a new, 100 per cent home compostable wrap for their long English Cucumbers, a first in the North American market.

Cleanfarms is running 65 collection events this fall, starting in Quebec, then moving to British Columbia, southern Saskatchewan and Prince Edward Island. At no cost to farmers, this stewardship program offers peace of mind for safe disposal of crop protection products.

Gowan Crop Protection Limited has acquired global rights to the new active ingredient spirodiclofen from Bayer AG. The product is registered in many countries for apples, grapes, pears, as well as other fruits, vegetables and tree nuts.

In advance of the New Brunswick September 14 election, farmers are stating unequivocally that they need access to glyphosate. There are 200 wild blueberry growers, for example, who need the herbicide.

Orchardists in New York state and across the U.S. will have access to three new apple varieties: Cordera, Pink Luster and Firecracker.

The provincial government has announced three-year terms for two new appointees to the board. One is John Den Boer, a southwest Ontario grower who is president of the Toronto Farmers’ Association.

Karen Davidson speaks with Dr. Saber Miresmailli about the huge strides in Artificial Intelligence that are being made in not only detecting but treating pests and diseases in Canadian greenhouses.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports a fall of 9.8% in GDP in Q2 of 2020. This is the largest drop ever recorded for the major seven economies. GDP fell most dramatically in the United Kingdom and the least in the United States. Canada’s GDP fell 12%.

More than 50 recommendations have been approved by the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement to revise practices in farm water use and field/equipment sanitation. The action comes after 2019 outbreaks of E. coli-contaminated romaine lettuce.