Control of powdery mildew is available for globe artichokes and greenhouse eggplant with the label expansion of Nova fungicide.
Based in Kingsville, Ontario, greenhouse grower Mucci Farms scored the Best...
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For John Fedorkow, it’s a lifetime achievement to be honoured as Grape King 2019. He was photographed at his 75-acre vineyard near St. David’s, Ontario.
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The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is hosting an agriculture leaders’ debate on September 24, 2019. Tune in at 7 pm EST as Kelsey Johnson, bilingual economics reporter for Reuters, moderates the two-hour discussion.
Tomato roots – discarded at the end of a growing season – may be the answer in filtering out phosphate before it reaches water courses that empty into Lake Erie. University of Windsor doctoral student David Ure explains his research to combat algal blooms.
The annual hops competition held at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention has a new name: ONHops Brewoff. The feature beer style for 2020 is The Double (aka Imperial) IPA.
Arizona growers, who market 52 million cartons of lettuce annually, have adopted more stringent water quality metrics.
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Walmart is not the top grocery retailer in Canada in sales– Loblaw has that distinction -- but it is globally with in-store net sales of about $503 billion. Of that number, $49 billion is in on-line net sales, a sales channel that’s expected to double in value in the next five years.
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The race is on to harvest the Canadian potato crop by early October. Kevin MacIsaac, general manager, United Potato Growers of Canada, shares an in-depth report from a board of directors’ meeting on September 10.
Farm Credit Canada is suggesting that farmland values across many regions of the country are showing only modest increases of about three per cent in the first half of 2019.
A multi-year deal with Kraft Heinz Canada ensures that Highbury Canco, its employees and contracted growers in the Leamington, Ontario area will continue producing brands such as Heinz beans, Heinz tomato juice and Classico pasta sauce.
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Kam’s Growers Supply is teaming up with the Bioline brand of biological control. It’s a growing trend of learning how to integrate biologicals and traditional methods of pest control.
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Must-Grow Biologics Corp is an agricultural biotech company developing and commercializing a portfolio of natural, science-based bio-pesticides and bio-fertility products. The company has finalized its advanced liquid formulation of a mustard-derived ‘granule format’ bio-pesticide product.
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Control of powdery mildew is available for globe artichokes and greenhouse eggplant with the label expansion of Nova fungicide.
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Kanemite miticide label has been expanded for control of spider mites on hops in Canada.
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The success of Millennium asparagus cannot be overstated with its significant yield improvements, stand longevity and disease resistance, thanks to this University of Guelph breeder.
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For John Fedorkow, it’s a lifetime achievement to be honoured as Grape King 2019. He was photographed at his 75-acre vineyard near St. David’s, Ontario.
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The London-Ontario based association, Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, has named Keith Robbins to the role of general manager. He starts September 17, 2019.
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The Quebec Produce Marketing Association names George Pitsikoulis as its 2019 Pillar of the Industry award winner. The honour was bestowed during its annual meeting in Quebec City, August 8-10.
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A new Eco-Lok closure offers the same safety, quality and rigidity as former plastic closures with lower carbon footprint.
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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.
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Hazel Technologies Inc., based in Salinas, California, has developed a small, biodegradable and food-safe insert to extend the shelf life of a carton of fresh fruit. Now the post-harvest sachet is being launched for one of the most challenging fruits to keep fresh – cherries.
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Scabby potatoes are unmarketable. However, molecular technology has determined that the most predominant species in Ontario might be one that could be controlled with cultural practices.
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