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The federal government has announced that the Emergency On-Farm Support Fund is accepting applications in some provinces. The money is for infrastructure and supports to protect health and safety of farm workers.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced more stringent rules for Canadian importers of romaine lettuce from the United States. Effective October 7, importers must prove that romaine does not originate from specific counties in California’s Salinas Valley or provide laboratory certification that the lettuce has below-detectable levels of E. coli.
Green Table Foods, based in Guelph, Ontario, is the winner of an Excellence in Agriculture Award in the processor category. The announcement is part of the recognition of Ontario’s ag food complex during Ontario Agriculture Week.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is encouraged about the $2 billion pledged to the Infrastructure Bank to extend rural broadband and irrigation projects across the country.
Vegetable growers have access to Beleaf insecticide for the suppression of tarnished plant bug on leafy greens, crop subgroup 4-13A and leaf petiole vegetables, crop subgroup 22B. Stone fruit growers should note an increased label rate for aphids on stone fruit, crop group 12-09.
A new 70,000-square-foot distribution centre in Surrey will serve the western coast of the United States and British Columbia. An expanded network of growers will provide Sunset-branded tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, berries and lettuce starting January 2021.
Business Risk Management programs were developed in an environment of relative stability, but the billions in U.S. ad hoc payments are changing that landscape with serious consequences for Canada write the authors of a policy note from Agri-Food Economic Systems.
The 350-member cooperative is putting its downtown Kelowna headquarters up for sale as part of a restructuring process.
Recycled and recyclable, this thermoformed cardboard food tray features a water-based coating that protects from moisture.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is offering an enhanced tool to its members to help reduce waste. Those who used the first version report reduced labour costs because they implemented more effective daily management systems.
The label for Quadris Top fungicide has been expanded for management of Ramularia leaf spot and powdery mildew on globe artichokes.
The global company has announced a new logo for its four business units: Syngenta Crop Protection, Syngenta Seeds, ADAMA and Syngenta Group China.
This herbicide, already labelled for management of grassy weeds on a range of crops in Canada, is now registered for basil.
Competition grows amongst crop protection companies as Nichino America sets up shop in Mexico. Its parent, Nihon Nohyaku, is based in Japan.
Taylor Selig has been appointed to continue AgScape’s mission of reaching Ontario’s two million students about agriculture and the potential of agri-careers. He’s been with the organization for six years as development manager.
Alistair MacGregor, Member of Parliament for Cowichan–Malahat–Langford and NDP Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food is featured on the latest podcast of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association. He’s also the 2020 Produce Champion.
Agro-K, which offers foliar nutrition and soil conditioning products, is sponsoring the inaugural contest hosted by The Grower. Provincial winners of the largest Honeycrisp apple will be announced as soon as harvest is complete.
Karen Belaire takes over as chair of the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre for a two-year term.
Two scientists – one in Germany, one in the United States – are winning global accolades for their development of a method of genome editing. They are Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna.
Recycled and recyclable, this thermoformed cardboard food tray features a water-based coating that protects from moisture.
Headquartered in Kingsville, Ontario, Red Sun Farms has installed state-of-the-art lighting to grow year-round.
Feedback from 20 French winegrowers has helped to refine the latest version of Ted, a robotic weeder now on a roadshow throughout France. It’s available for sale in 2021.
