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Editor's Note 
 
Amidst ongoing trade tensions with the U.S., producers are feeling the weight of uncertainty right now. In the featured article below, we share insights to help you stay informed — because your resilience is what keeps us moving forward.
- Fruit and Vegetable team
 
NEWS 
 

The case for business risk management program revisions

Massimo Bergamini, executive director of Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada, says making improvements to farm safety nets to reflect growers’ cash flow realities and adding greenhouse producers in economic safety programming can help fortify the industry from tariffs and other destabilizing factors.


Managing increasing leek moth in leeks and garlic

In a 2024 leek moth monitoring survey spanning eight locations in six counties in southwestern Ontario, leek moths were detected on sticky cards at all locations during the 2024 growing season.


Federal government launching new initiative to promote mental wellbeing among producers in Canada

Minister of agriculture and agri-food Lawrence MacAulay has announced the launch of the new $3 million Producer Mental Wellbeing Initiative (PMWI), delivered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in partnership with the Privy Council Office’s Impact Canada.


Ontario Agricultural College receives $4 million investment to establish Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Climate-Smart Soils

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), part of the University of Guelph, has received a $4 million investment to establish the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Climate-Smart Soils.


 
 
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Building resilience in light of American aggression

Trade chaos came thick and fast after the most recent U.S. presidential election. With significant tariffs and general obstructions to cross-border trade a now omnipresent threat, if not hard reality, Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers are strapping in for what might prove a difficult and tumultuous period. » Read More...
 
 
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Innovative Packaging of Fruits and Vegetables: Strategies for Safety and Quality Maintenance, 1st Edition

This volume addresses the challenges of the short shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Innovative packaging technologies are the most promising strategies for overcoming these limitations. This book provides a host of sustainable packaging solutions that deliver protection, branding, consumer attractiveness, and speed to market in a competitive retail environment.

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CPMA Convention and Trade Show 2025

April 8 - 11, 2025 | Montreal, Que. » Read More...