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Editor's Note 
 
Workforce development and retention remain a key issue for Canadian horticulture, and B.C. recently announced industry supports to address this issue. If you haven't yet, check out our digital November issue!
- Alex Barnard, editor
 
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B.C. building supports for ag workforce development

The Recruitment, Retention and Innovative Skills Training Program will help industry recruit, hire, train and retain domestic workers with the skills B.C. food producers and processors need.


StatsCan: Canada produces record potato crop

Canadian growers harvested a fourth consecutive record potato crop as production rose 0.3 per cent year-over-year in 2024 due to an increase in harvested area.


Share your thoughts on small farm tech

Can new technologies help small-scale farming? Drive the future of farming by sharing your ideas in a survey conducted by the University of Waterloo.


 
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Scotia Horticultural Congress 2025

“Adapting for Growth and Opportunity”

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From the Editor: Rounding out the year

This is Fruit & Vegetable’s 80th anniversary year. The magazine has come a long way since its origins as a local fruit growers’ publication. Now distributed to thousands of growers and industry members across Canada, the magazine has grown to cover a wider variety of crops and an ever-evolving cadre of topics. » Read More...
 
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Webinar: Optimize Your Airblast Sprayer

Learn how to optimize airblast sprayers to improve spray coverage and reduce drift/waste from Jason Deveau, OMAFA application technology specialist and Sprayers101 founder. This presentation is geared towards those growing 3D perennials (e.g. vine, bush, cane, tree, nursery), who will come away with something they can put into practice next season. » Read More...
 
 
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Management of Insect Pests in Vegetable Crops: Concepts and Approaches, 1st Edition

This new book on the sustainable management of insect pests in important vegetables offers valuable management strategies in detail. It focuses on eco-friendly technology and approaches to mitigating the damage caused by insect pests with special reference to newer insecticides.

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Events 
 

Great Lakes Expo

Dec. 10-12 | Grand Rapids, MI » Read More...

Scotia Horticultural Congress

Jan. 27-28, 2025 | Greenwich, N.S. » Read More...