Sweet potatoes are not native to Canada, but for the VanBerlo family near Simcoe, Ontario, sweet potatoes have become second nature.

Control of powdery mildew is available for globe artichokes and greenhouse eggplant with the label expansion of Nova fungicide.

For John Fedorkow, it’s a lifetime achievement to be honoured as Grape King 2019. He was photographed at his 75-acre vineyard near St. David’s, Ontario.

Walmart is not the top grocery retailer in Canada in sales– Loblaw has that distinction -- but it is globally with in-store net sales of about $503 billion. Of that number, $49 billion is in on-line net sales, a sales channel that’s expected to double in value in the next five years.

Arizona growers, who market 52 million cartons of lettuce annually, have adopted more stringent water quality metrics.

Damage from Hurricane Dorian’s winds and rains varies depending on crop and location in the Maritimes. Assessments are underway.

The London-Ontario based association, Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, has named Keith Robbins to the role of general manager. He starts September 17, 2019.

Kanemite miticide label has been expanded for control of spider mites on hops in Canada.

Tilt 250E foliar fungicide is now registered for control of Cercospora Leaf Spot in garden beets.

A New Zealand company’s bite-sized apples caught the jury’s eye at Asia Fruit Logistica, held September 4-6 in Hong Kong. Rockit Global has won the marketing campaign of the year.