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The change in energy rates to 12.8 cents/kWH all day, every day is to provide stability and certainty for consumers as the provincial government restarts the economy in 24 of 34 regional health units.
The Western Agriculture Labour Initiative reports that two charter flights from Mexico City to Vancouver have been cancelled for the week of June 8, due to the limited number of work permits available in the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. Prospects for near-term help are dimming as only 600 to 700 work permits are being approved each week for all of Canada.
As more COVID-19 positive cases are identified by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit amongst temporary foreign workers, both the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers are supporting strategic, province-wide, voluntary testing for all agri-food employees.
The Kingsville, Ontario greenhouse grower is adding new facilities in Romulus, Michigan and San Antonio, Texas to increase efficiencies and service more regions.
Stewardship continues across Canada in collecting empty pesticide and fertilizer jugs, thanks to a nationwide, non-profit, voluntary organization.
This second call for proposals could support a cluster of non-profit organizations which are ready to enhance regional food systems. The budget is $43.4 million.
A 24-year-old Mexican worker, with an underlying health condition, passed on June 5. Mass testing for COVID-19 is now planned for all 8,000 workers in the region.
Due to COVID-19, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency is likely delaying several re-evaluation decisions. Growers should note that some of those decisions impact horticultural products.
Fred Webber, the president of the Dispute Resolution Corporation, cautions growers as the pandemic continues from weeks to months. Unresolved financial matters must come to DRC within nine months or else DRC has no authority to address them.
As early as January 27, the CEO of Sobeys and his team were in crisis mode with the decision to order Plexiglass for all its stores. The trigger? The first presumptive case of coronavirus in Canada.
PMRA has granted label expansion of Pylon miticide-insecticide for chili and onion thrips in greenhouse ornamentals. The product also suppresses pests in greenhouse fruiting crops/cucumbers.
The Pest Management Centre is in final stages of identifying 10 priority ‘A’ projects says executive director Dr. Marcos Alvarez. That’s a tough exercise to winnow from the current list of 47 projects, given the diversity of Canada’s horticultural industry.
This biological mycoinsecticide label has been expanded via the Minor Use Program for management of whiteflies, aphids and thrips on additional greenhouse-grown crops in Canada. These include eggplant, lettuce, mint, onion and Brassica transplants, Asian water spinach and strawberries.
Multinational Syngenta organizes crop protection and seed units in Switzerland, Israel, United States and China.
Canadians won two of the six booth awards at the United Fresh LIVE! show. Best Overall Booth was won by greenhouse grower Sunset/Mastronardi Produce Ltd., Kingsville, Ontario. Best FreshMKT Booth was won by Pure Flavor – Pure Hothouse Foods, Inc. Leamington, Ontario.
Davis Yung, the new chair of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), has hit the ground running, spearheading a new initiative to deliver produce to frontline workers. 500 shopping bags, brimming with produce, recognize their thankless work throughout the pandemic thus far.
Just like the industry itself, Davis Yung brings a dynamic leadership style to the Canadian Produce Marketing Association. Its diverse membership is comprised of every segment of the produce industry supply chain which is responsible for 90 per cent of the fresh fruit and vegetable sales in Canada.
The Virtual New Product Showcase honours four product categories: the organic product award, packaging innovation award, best snackable product and best new product award. The Little Potato Company’s Easy Sides won best new product.
Michelle Cortens, Nova Scotia tree fruit specialist, and team have launched a new app for orchard management. She’s with Perennia Food & Agriculture based in Kentville.
Parent company AgroFresh Solutions has expanded post-harvest application of its SmartFresh technology to include tomatoes in Canada.
A new Eco-Lok closure offers the same safety, quality and rigidity as former plastic closures with lower carbon footprint.
United Fresh 2019 offers a glimpse into the future with a TEC Zone featuring 24 top ag tech start-up companies. One of those is Montreal-based Motorleaf, which uses artificial intelligence to automate harvest yield estimates and disease scouting in tomato and pepper greenhouses.
