Vineland is developing promising new varieties of more flavourful on-the-vine tomatoes. Check out their story and video.

Ontario’s ginseng industry has a $250M farmgate value.

The farmgate value of Ontario’s vegetable processing industry, pegged at about $100 million annually, often goes under the radar for its significant contribution to the economy. For these growers – Pascal Jennen, (L), Ian Bradley and Kevin Jennen -- their contracted acres of Spanish onions are destined to become onion rings at the Cavendish Farms Appetizer Division in Wheatley, Ontario. Photo by Glenn Lowson.

Cavendish Farm’s state-of–the-art production facility in Lethbridge, Alberta is now equipped with the industry’s latest TOMRA Eco steam peelers. Reduced carbon footprint and increased processing efficiency are two big benefits.

Vegetable processors such as Bonduelle and Whytes Foods are investing in plant upgrades in severa

Manage Resistance Now is a new online resource developed by CropLife Canada to help growers minimize the development of herbicide, fungicide and insecticide resistance on their farms.

From labour to energy saving, Vineland’s research focuses on the issues important to Canada’s horticultural industry. Read the results in its 2018/19 Innovation Report.

Montreal start-up Motorleaf has announced new investment in their artificial intelligence (AI) capacity to improve yield estimates in greenhouse crops.

A new system of automated vertical growing machines will make lettuce, basil and microgreens available year-round.

Parasol FL fungicide is now available for pome and stone fruit growers. It’s aimed at fire blight, coryneum blight, bacterial blight, eastern filbert blight, bacterial canker and leaf curl.