The United Fresh Produce Association and Fresh Produce and Floral Council will hold a joint convention and expo June 24-26, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

The free-to-attend online experience, September 10, aims to connect the vegetable seed industry value chain with exclusive access to Syngenta innovations and experts.

The label for Rimon 10 EC insecticide has been expanded to manage insects on celeriac, parsnip, greenhouse and outdoor ornamentals in Canada.

Asia Fruit Logistica, originally planned for Singapore, will now be held in a new digital format November 18-20, 2020.

John Kelly, the former executive director of the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers’ Association, becomes the new deputy minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs.

Interpoma 2020, the international fair dedicated to apples in Bolzano, Italy, will be presented in a digital format November 19 and 20.

Jay Bradshaw, former president of Syngenta Canada, is one of the four inductees. The ceremony will be delayed until November 2021.

American fruit and vegetable growers sent a total of $3.5 billion of produce to Canada in 2019. Canada represents half of the country’s exports.

After several months of virtual meetings, stakeholders have agreed to pursue crop protection research to improve production of radish, coriander, basil, outdoor ornamentals and grapes.

Southwestern Ontario is more than corn, soybeans and wheat.