Thank you for joining us for our inaugural Focus on: Berries week! The season is amping up for berry crops across the country. As our theme week wraps up, here’s a recap of some highlights in case you missed them.

• You’ll find berry-focused content through the Focus on: Berries landing page on the Fruit & Vegetable website. We’ll keep adding stories throughout the season, so be sure to check back.
• Four of our previous Top 4 Under 40 winners are connected to berry production! Listen to podcasts with Alex Chesney of Thames River Melons Ltd., Nick Vranckx of Blueberry Hill Estates, Philip Keddy of C.O. Keddy Nursery Inc., and Susan Judd of Heeman’s for their thoughts on Canadian agriculture and the industry’s future.
• Ag editor Bree Rody chatted about spotted wing drosophila with Jesse MacDonald, knowledge and technology transfer specialist with AAFC-Summerland in B.C. as part of the Canadian Fruit & Vegetable Summit. You can watch the video here.
• For our Ontario growers, keep an eye out for updates from OMAFRA’s berry specialist throughout the season with the Berry Bulletin.

A big thank you to our sponsor, BASF, for helping bring this week to fruition. Check out all of our Focus on: Berries content online, and best wishes for a safe, smooth and successful season!