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Vineland partners with LetsGrow.com for irrigation automation

Researchers at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Vineland, Ont., have partnered with Netherlands ag data company LetsGrow.com on watering algorithm solution integration.


OMAFRA offers spotted lanternfly workshop

Although not currently established in Canada, if SLF were to establish, it could cause immense damage to tender fruit orchards, vineyards, hops, Ontario parks and forests.


Agriculture Wellness Ontario offers three free ag mental health programs

Programs include the Farmer Wellness Initiative, an individual counselling service; the Guardian Network, a volunteer suicide-prevention network; and In the Know, a mental health literacy workshop.
 
 
FV Photo Contest 
 
FV Photo Contest

Is your operation ready for its close-up?

This growing season, Fruit & Vegetable magazine invites growers across Canada to share a different perspective: yours. What does being part of Canadian agriculture look like to you?

Fruit & Vegetable and BASF are teaming up for the 2022 Cover Photo Contest. Take us to your operation and show us the ins and outs of your cropping season. Your photo could be featured on the cover of Fruit & Vegetable’s November 2022 issue.

Visit www.fruitandveggie.com/photo-contest for the full contest details and to submit a photo.

» Submit a photo today!
 
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Understanding in-field variation to boost yields

Despite a growing body of research demonstrating in-field variation, fields are typically still managed on a field-by-field basis, which can mean both profit losses and negative impacts on the environment. But intensive soil sampling is expensive and time-consuming. Another approach is needed, which AAFC’s Athyna Cambouris is working on. » Read more...
 
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Nine days left to submit your photo!

Fruit & Vegetable and BASF are teaming up for the 2022 Cover Photo Contest. Take us to your operation and show us the ins and outs of your cropping season. Your photo could be featured on the cover of Fruit & Vegetable’s November issue. Photos, like this one taken by Mark Srokosz, can be submitted until Sept. 30. » Read more...
 
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Annex Bookstore

Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals: Chemistry, Nutritional Value and Stability

Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals: Chemistry, Nutritional Value and Stability provides scientists in the areas of food technology and nutrition with accessible and up-to-date information about the chemical nature, classification and analysis of the main phytochemicals present in fruits and vegetables – polyphenols and carotenoids. Special care is taken to analyze the health benefits of these compounds, their interaction with fiber, antioxidant and other biological activities, as well as the degradation processes that occur after harvest and minimal processing.

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