Current IssueIn this issue…
Acreage mapping collects data in record time
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario – More than three-quarters of Ontario’s 10,000 tender fruit acres will be mapped …[read more]
Marking 15 years at the Canadian Horticultural Council
Anne Fowlie joined the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) in March 1999 and hit the ground …[read more]
Bottleneck in LCBO distribution constricts Ontario wine sales
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario – With the best harvest ever in the fermenting barrels, the Grape Growers …[read more]
Ontario Food Terminal to improve infrastructure
Toronto, Ontario – Always a hub of activity, the Ontario Food Terminal will be more …[read more]
522 exhibit spaces sold out for ‘graze and schmooze’ event
Timed for spring, the annual Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show is something …[read more]
Innovation knows no borders
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Lessons to be learned through a retailer’s lens
Peter Chapman spent 20 years as a Loblaw’s merchandiser and marketer in Atlantic Canada. He’s …[read more]
GM protest was not really about alfalfa
You don't normally see stories about alfalfa in Canada's premier fruit and vegetable sector newspaper. …[read more]
Spreading some #FarmerLove - why farmers should bother with social media
LILIAN SCHAER Thanks to social media, everybody not only has an opinion, but they can also …[read more]
Dirty dozen list again issued and refuted
“In its ninth year, the guild ranks pesticide residues on 48 fruit and vegetables based …[read more]
Wading through washwater options for root vegetables
Bradford, Ontario -- Ontario vegetable growers with post-harvest washwaters are looking for answers to …[read more]
Associations search for answers on bee kills
During the spring 2012 corn planting season, 230 separate incidents of bee kills were reported …[read more]
On guard against brown marmorated stink bug
While the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) smells, its economic bite is worse. Apple …[read more]
Land costs or pays
Be careful what you ask for- you may get it! We have all heard such …[read more]
Labelling and food safety go hand-in-hand
From a grower’s perspective, ambling down the centre aisle of a farmers’ market is anything …[read more]
Loblaw plans to double number of reusable plastic containers in 2013
For Loblaw, the debate is over on the cost benefits, improved produce quality and environmental …[read more]
COMING EVENTS
May 14 – 16 - United Fresh, San Diego Convention Centre, San Diego, CA
May 25 - Taste of the Food Terminal, Ontario Food Terminal, Toronto, ON
May 30 - 4-H Canada 100th Anniversary Gala Celebration, Fairmont Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
June 8 - Garlic Growers of Ontario Field Day, hosted by Bob Romaniuk, Scotland, ON
July 28 – 31 - Potato Association of America Annual Meeting, Quebec City, QC
July 2013 - Federal-Provincial-Territorial Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting, Halifax, NS
Aug 13, 14 - North American Strawberry Growers Association Summer Tour, Vermont, U.S., info@nasga.org
October 5 - Soupfest, Ansnorveldt Park, Bradford, ON
October 24 - Ontario Harvest Gala, Guelph, ON
Nov 1 – 10 - Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Direct Energy Centre, Toronto, ON
November 7 - American Agri-Women Conference Canadian Tour, Holiday Inn & Suites, Parkway Conference Centre, St. Catharines, ON
Nov 12 – 17 - Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer Awards, Regina, SK
Nov 19 – 21 - Potato Growers of Alberta Conference and Trade Show, Calgary, AB
Dec 10 – 12 - Great Lakes Expo, Michigan