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Canada invests in biomanufacturing facility in Saskatchewan

This new infrastructure will help Canadian researchers and processors better compete in agri-food industries, increase the pace of research into sustainable agriculture and attract foreign investment to Canada.


Market gardeners from Delhi chosen as Ontario’s OYF

David and Jennifer VanDeVelde, farmers and owners of Wholesome Pickins Market and Bakery in Delhi, were named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2022, and will compete nationally in November.


Check out the IWCA digital edition!

Want to learn more about the seven Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture honourees who’ll be speaking at next week’s summit? Read through interview highlights in the IWCA digital edition!
 
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Temperate Fruits: Production, Processing, and Marketing, 1st Edition

This volume, Temperate Fruits: Production, Processing, and Marketing, presents the latest pomological research on the production, postharvest handling, processing and storage, and information on marketing for a selection of temperate fruits. These include apple, pear, quince, peach, plum, sweet cherry, kiwifruit, strawberry, mulberry, and chestnut. With chapters from fruit experts from different countries of the world, the book provides the latest information on the effect of climate change on fruit production, organic fruit growing and advanced fruit breeding, the nutraceutical value and bioactive compounds in fruits and their role in human health, and new and advanced methods of fruit production. Topics include microirrigation, sustainable nutrient management, crop protection and plant health management, and farm mechanization.

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Growing Horticulture: Starting the conversation on labour shortage solutions

One year ago, Fruit & Vegetable and Greenhouse Canada partnered to discuss the challenges, successes and trends in labour attraction and retention with a panel of growers, educators and industry representatives. Labour remains an issue and will for the foreseeable future, but incorporating new tactics to attract and retain skilled labour can be done anytime. » Read more...
 
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Join us next week for the IWCA Summit!

Since 2020, the agriculture publications at Annex Business Media have celebrated the achievements of women in Canada’s agriculture industry through the Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture program. This year, seven IWCA honourees were chosen. Join us on Oct. 18 as they, along with other prominent trailblazers in agriculture, share their experiences, life lessons and more. » Read more...
 
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IWCA Summit

Oct. 18
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