Monday, March 24, 2025 - Karen Davidson

The official opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario with Detroit Michigan is but months away in fall 2025. Yet the $6.4 billion span of the Detroit River is marred by a U.S. trade war with Canada that defies logic. Ontario’s greenhouse vegetable growers paid $6 million in tariffs in a mere three days in early March. What will the fall-out be if tariffs are levied again on April 2?

Thursday, February 27, 2025 - Karen Davidson

When Alison Davie became chair of Potato Growers of Alberta in November 2023, she never dreamed that the growing sector would be threatened with 25 per cent tariffs from the U.S. Will tariffs disrupt supply chains March 4? Check for hard news.

Saturday, January 11, 2025 - Karen Davidson

Justine Hendricks, CEO, Farm Credit Canada, met up with Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald at the University of Guelph, to share stories about funding innovation in horticulture.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024 - Karen Davidson

The Johnston family who operate Muskoka Lakes Farm & Winery near Bala, Ontario has invested in a new packing line to improve quality of fresh cranberries, a niche product representing 10 per cent of their entire harvest.

Friday, October 25, 2024 - Karen Davidson

It’s a complicated journey from picking apples in the orchard to final packaging for the retail customer. One of the components is applying a price look-up (PLU) sticker to bulk fruits. That seemingly simple step may change as the global industry strives towards industrially compostable PLU stickers.

Friday, September 27, 2024 - Karen Davidson

Butternut squash growers Tracy and Pete Gubbels survey their crop near Mount Brydges, Ontario, pointing out that contracted tonnage fell 60 per cent in 2024. The processing vegetable sector is vulnerable to not only climate change but overseas competition.