Farm to Table Tour highlighting to consumers where their food comes from features Molnar Farms which grows a large variety of market fruits and vegetables including corn, with Taber being known as the Corn Capital of Canada.
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Alberta farm lives up to corn capital reputation
Adding sweet corn to his crop rotation 20 years ago turned out to be a tasty decision for this vegetable grower
Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada appoint policy lead
FVGC announces Erik Nielsen will step into the newly-created role of Director of Policy, Research, and Public Affairs
Chronic disease solution identified
Scientists from the University of Florida argue that more research funding is needed for fruit and vegetable production
Scientists argue that research spending on fruit and vegetable crops is almost nothing when compared to the amount of money spent on health care research.
June is a great time to enjoy what the season has to offer
The garden has now produced some fresh food, and I am still loving the rhubarb as the berries and first vegetables start arriving.
Expanding greenhouse sector means more home-grown veggies
Plenty of room to expand in controlled environment agriculture, but investment needed says FCC
Canada continues to rely heavily in imported fruits and vegetables, especially during its long winters but different types of controlled environment agriculture like greenhouses are expanding and changing the balance says Farm Credit Canada.
Greenhouse sales hit $2.7 billion in Canada
Farmgate sales of fruit and vegetables — mainly tomatoes, bells peppers and cucumbers — more than doubled in a decade
Almost all of the fruit and vegetables grown in greenhouses in Canada are tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers.
Saskatchewan berry company sold
Grasslands Group of Companies announced April 1 it has acquired Prairie Berries
Grasslands Group of Companies announced April 1 it has acquired Prairie Berries
Fruit research targets apples, blueberries, cherries
The projects in Saskatchewan are funded through the Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies program
Forest Scharf, Saskatchewan’s provincial fruit crops specialist, shared what he’s been working on with growers at a conference hosted by the Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association and the Saskatchewan Vegetable Growers Association.
These refreshing foods can help freshen up the season
As we gently manoeuvre through our Canadian winter, we adapt to the temperatures that we are in with our environment and what we eat. Our beds have extra blankets, our clothing has extra layers and our food is mainly warm, with lots of flavour and spice paired with a hit of freshness and seasonal offerings […] Read more
Orange juice prices near all-time high as storm hits Florida
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Orange juice prices at the Intercontinental Exchange rose more than three percent on Aug. 30, heading back toward an all-time high hit earlier this month, after storm Idalia slammed parts of main United States orange producer Florida. Contracts for frozen concentrated orange juice at ICE hit a high of $3.292 per […] Read more
