Horticultural Crops
Ontario farmers are paying an estimated $22 million more every year for crop protection products than their competitors in the United States says OFVGA. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The outlook for British Columbia’s 2013 blueberry crop is strong, according to the British Columbia Blueberry Council. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It is the first time scientists have decoded the genome of a plant pathogen and its host plant from dried herbarium samples. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Federal food safety officials have placed an apple orchard in the Annapolis Valley under quarantine after the detection of a destructive pest. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Prince Edward Island potato growers are well into the middle of planting season Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
In a study published online in Crop Science, scientists describe a nematode-resistant wheat where the benefits are actually seen in the crop that is grown after Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Manitoba government is ensuring that seasonal agricultural workers have provincial health coverage while working in the province. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Simplot says the nutrients and allergens are no different from conventional potatoes. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The threat of frost forced apple growers near Kemptville, Ont., to take the unusual step of flying a helicopter over their orchard to keep their trees warm. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Some Ontario apple growers were likely sleep deprived Monday morning. Environment Canada issued a frost warning Sunday night. Temperatures hovered around zero. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Dow AgroSciences is introducing new formulations for three horticultural products – Entrust SC insecticide, Lorsban NT insecticide and Kerb SC herbicide. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development has developed a method for early detection of mildew, powdery mildew and botrytis in vines. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Unmanned aerial systems & remote sensing company Winehawk Labs announced they will release a new model of UAV in May to coincide with company re-branding. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It represents an important step in the growing awareness and contribution of the apicultural sector to Canadian agriculture. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
U.S. cranberry farmers face a financial crisis after a huge harvest in Canada flooded the market and sent prices plummeting. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
U.S. beekeepers lost nearly one in every three honeybee colonies over the winter of 2012-2013, according to an annual survey. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Homegrown horticulture products would be both less available, more expensive without temporary foreign workers, a Colchester County farmer says Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Potato growers in Manitoba, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island will need to accept lower prices for their spuds, says a McCain Foods spokesperson. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It doesn’t take a meteorologist to figure out that this spring has been much colder than the last few springs, but what does that mean for lavender production? Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Rutabaga production in the Maritime provinces is taking a hit thanks to cabbage maggot. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!