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It will now be elementary for a P.E.I. raw potato preparation operation to inspect the inside of potatoes with new technology called the Sherlock Separator-2400.
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The Colorado potato beetle is notorious for its role in starting the pesticide industry – and for its ability to resist the insecticides developed to stop it.
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Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc.’s third non-browning Arctic apple variety, Arctic Fuji, has been approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada (HC).
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With the ability to spread rapidly, Fire blight is a serious and highly contagious disease that can devastate an orchard if not controlled. Fire blight is a threat that should not be ignored, and growers now have effective tools to manage this disease. KASUMIN, containing the active ingredient kasugamycin, has a unique mode of action to control Fire blight including streptomycin-resistant isolates in pome fruit -- making it ideal for use in a resistance management program.
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Love for asparagus is growing in the U.S., Canada and Europe, which is music to the ears of those at Asparagus Farmers of Ontario (AFO) and its offshoot seed firm, Fox Seeds.
It was back in late 2012 that the Ontario Asparagus Growers’ Marketing Board changed its name to AFO to reflect a ‘grower first’ philosophy. At the time, a new governance structure was also created, and Fox Seeds was formed. Executive director for both entities, Bernie Solymár, came on board in 2013. He indicates that, because AFO is a not-for-profit organization regulated under the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Act, selling seed would have to be done under a private corporation.
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Lakeview Vineyard Equipment is Ontario's premier supplier of orchard and vineyard equipment solutions. They provide sales and 24/7 aftermarket solutions for frost protection (Orchard Rite Wind Machines), orchard sprayers, vineyard sprayers, grape harvesters, hedgers, leaf removers, used narrow tractors and Infaco F3015 electric hand pruners. Lakeview Vineyard Equipment is the most trusted name in orchard and vineyard equipment in the province.
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Sour cherries and haskap (blue honeysuckles) are excellent fruit crops to grow in Alberta, with lots of potential markets for these tasty berries.
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As communicated recently, the CanadaGAP manuals have been updated for 2018.
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Drip irrigation is no longer the ‘new kid on the block,’ and nearly 10 per cent of U.S. farms rely on it to grow their crops. Each year, new growers dabble with drip and many learn by trial and error.
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