In China, the potato is rising. And that’s just one of many developing countries where potatoes are in increasing demand. From Peter VanderZaag’s perspective, potatoes are on a roll.

Accelerated release selections were unveiled on February 10 at three locations across Canada:  Guelph Research and Development Centre, Lethbridge and Fredericton Research and Development Centres for two years of non-exclusive evaluation. 

Global positioning systems (GPS) are not news, but how they are used in horticulture’s field vegetables is a work in progress. Twelve years ago, Brenn-B Farms started using GPS to improve tillage in herbs and field vegetables.    

The question and answer period at information days is always revealing. That’s when growers signal they are keen to know more.

Last year’s reports of Dickeya dianthicola from Maine to Michigan are this year’s concern for potato growers. What’s worrisome is that the bacteria is spread through seed potatoes causing blackleg and soft rot.          

Talk to any greenhouse cucumber grower and prices, in 2012 and 2015, were in the gutter. Prices as low as $5 for a case of a dozen medium-sized cucumbers at the Ontario Food Terminal don’t cover costs.

Millennials grow cooperatively to compete globally. Information is liquid. That’s how Brian Rideout describes this age of information overload, cascading from multiple sources. He’s one of about 20 young Ontario apple farmers, mostly millennials, who share experiences in a loosely structured group.

Chilling injury is a major limiting factor in the life of stored peaches.

As extreme weather patterns continue to disrupt normal growing seasons, growers are investing in frost protection.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become popular in the last couple years to take aerial photo