Where do Canada’s fruits and vegetables come from?
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Editor's Note 
 
Have you ever considered how much of our fresh produce is imported from outside Canada? Learn about the source pathways of our produce, how BC plans to protect tree fruit crops against extreme weather conditions and more.
- Jill Filmer, editor
 
NEWS 
 

Orchardist takes on executive director role for BC Fruit Growers' Association

Adrian Arts has been named the new executive director of the BC Fruit Growers' Association (BCFGA). A seasoned agricultural leader and Summerland orchardist, Arts brings over a decade of experience in the tree fruit sector, spanning government policy, hands-on farm operations and strategic industry leadership.


Governments extend deadline for AgriStability enrolment

Federal, provincial and territorial governments agreed to extend the AgriStability enrolment deadline from April 30 to July 31 for the 2025 program year.


BC provides funding to protect tree fruit crops against extreme weather

The Government of British Columbia is allocating $5 million to the Tree Fruit Climate Resiliency program in support of 67 projects in the Okanagan and the Kootenay regions.


 
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Where do Canada’s fruits and vegetables come from? New website maps the flow into provinces

Recently, several of Canada’s first ministers have encourage people to buy Canadian products at the grocery store to counter potential U.S. tariffs. But just how much do we rely on imported fruits and vegetables, particularly from the U.S.? Like Google maps for your dinner plate, a new UBC project shows where 34 popular fruits and vegetables regularly consumed by Canadians come from. » Read More...
 
 
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IPM workshops

April 30 - June 5, 2025 | Virtual/Hybrid » Read More...

USApple Outlook 2025  

August 13, 2025 | Chicago, IL » Read More...

Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 

September 9, 2025 | Woodstock, Ont. » Read More...