Calling on retailers to help consumers with plant-based confusion
Consumers are confused and frustrated by the latest messaging around the new plant-based food...
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Category: The Grower
Here’s an event – and take home messages – that consumers understand
August 1 is Food Day Canada, and it’s a great time to celebrate our home-grown bounty, as we’re...
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Nuts about barcoding
The food industry needs to be able to identify potentially harmful pests quickly and...
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New industry giant likes direct link to consumers through horticulture
Corteva Agriscience – the result of Dow and DuPont’s merger last year – began public trading on...
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Still room for growth in horticultural land values
Farm Credit Canada’s recently released annual report on national farmland values shows that...
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Celebrate local food day in season, says founder
Food Day Canada takes place every year on the Saturday of the August long weekend. It’s a...
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Emotions surface when international workers and employers tell their stories
Canadian horticulture producers rely hugely on seasonal agricultural workers from the Caribbean,...
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OWEN ROBERTS
Owen Roberts – journalist, columnist, educator – provides an urban perspective on agri-food issues.