The unavailability of the storied Canadian pickle brand Bick’s, now processed and jarred in the U.S., shows how well-intentioned counter-tariff policy can turn sour on Canada’s consumers and cucumber growers.
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How counter-tariff policy cans Canadian choice
Op-Ed: The cross-border travels of Bick’s pickles turn sour for consumers and producers
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
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.
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
Evolutionary origins of the potato revealed – and a tomato was involved
Study, which analyzed genomes from cultivated and wild potatoes, may improve future breeding
A new analysis of 450 genomes from cultivated potatoes and 56 genomes of wild potato species has revealed that the potato lineage originated through natural interbreeding between a wild tomato plant and a potato-like species in South America about 9 million years ago.
Canadian vertical farm GoodLeaf Farms on track for profitability
Vertical, indoor farms have generated hype and have bee touted for their ability to reduce Canadian reliance on U.S. produce imports, but checking financial boxes has been an issue
Vertical, indoor farms have generated hype and have bee touted for their ability to reduce Canadian reliance on U.S. produce imports, but checking financial boxes has been an issue
In Chile’s Atacama, world’s driest desert, growing lettuces with fog
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog.
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.
High tunnels extend vegetable growing season
Research finds that this alternative to building a greenhouse can add weeks of growing time and improve profits for growers
Popular in produce-growing areas of the northern United States such as Minnesota, high tunnels are slowly making their way onto Manitoba fruit and vegetable operations.
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.
