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Ontario produce ahead of schedule

OMAFA fruit and vegetable specialists note most of the province is trending 10 days ahead of the 10-year GDD average, with apples in southwestern Ontario roughly 14 days ahead.


CAFTA establishes sustainable trade principles

The principles were introduced with the intent of balancing feeding a growing population while protecting the environment through open, rules-based trade and ensuring positive sustainability outcomes.


Show us your farm's best angles

The Fruit & Vegetable photo contest is back for the 2024 growing season! Take us to your operation and show us the ins and outs of your cropping season.


 
 
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With three modes of action, it’s the perfect ally for conventional chemistry.

Why wouldn’t you give yourself an unfair advantage against powdery mildew and botrytis? Serifel® is a highly effective fungicide that just happens to be biological. It complements chemistry-based solutions with three modes of action, to form a protective shield against disease.

Learn more at agsolutions.ca/horticulture

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Fruit and vegetable hustlers

As someone who works in the food industry, I am fascinated by the increasingly frequent cases of fraudulent food and the extent to which some individuals will go to achieve it. While illegal dyes and added substances in honey and ground spices have made headline in the news, food fraud has subtly crept into the fresh fruit and vegetable sector. » Read More...
 
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IWCA podcast: In conversation with Christine Brown

In this episode, Brown, field crop sustainability specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA), discusses how her lifelong confidence helped her feel secure in a male-dominated field, what her mentors mean to her, the reality of balancing family and career, and why it’s important to work in the field with the eyes of a child. » Read More...
 
 
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Is your operation ready for its close-up?

Submissions are rolling in for our 2024 Cover Photo Contest! Think your farm has what it takes to be featured on our magazine cover?

Fruit & Vegetable wants to show off the ins and outs of the growing season, from field to market and every step in between. Enter before September 15 for a chance at your photo being featured on the cover of Fruit & Vegetable’s November print issue.

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Events 
 

USApple Outlook 2024

Aug. 14-16 | Chicago, IL » Read More...

Canada's Outdoor Farm Show

Sept. 10-12 | Woodstock, Ont. » Read More...