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- Neo-P causes PEI strawberry grower to close U-pick patch
A relatively new disease, neopestalotiopsis, or Neo-P, is causing economic damage to strawberry growers. The fungal pathogen was first reported in Ontario in 2020, but it is now threatening growers as far afield as Prince Edward Island. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago - Dr. Hayley Wickenheiser to headline GGO 40th Celebrity LuncheonThe Grape Growers of Ontario’s (GGO) ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- CanAgPlus AGM to be held Dec 3 in CalgaryThe 2025 Annual General Meeting for CanAgPlus, the not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates the CanadaGAP Program, will be held on December 3, 2025 at the Westin Hotel in downtown Calgary, Alberta. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- Ontario projects announced for food safety and traceability fundingThe governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $4.4 million under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to help small businesses in the agri-food industry grow their businesses and enhance their food safety and traceability systems. This funding will support 90 projects across the province through Ontario’s Food Safety and Growth Initiative. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- Dispute Resolution Corporation re-elects three board membersThe Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) successfully convened its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The meeting was held both in person and virtually, bringing together DRC members, staff, and Board Directors to discuss the corporation’s progress and future direction. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation brings back double low yield appraisal process following dry...In a joint statement, the federal and provincial Agriculture ministers have announced that the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation is bringing in a measure that will help support producers impacted by a dry spring. SCIC is implementing the double low yield appraisal process, which means producers will be able to divert acres of low-yielding eligible crops to be made into additional feed available to graze, bale, or silage. “We know that the immediate need is maybe more on the livestock feed side, so these measures really are intended to make more livestock feed available for some of those crops that are deteriorating and are impacted by the dry conditions,” says President and CEO of SCIC, Jeff Morrow. How it works is when crops are severely damaged, and the appraised yield falls below an established threshold level, the yield is reduced to zero for the Crop Insurance claim. SCIC is doubling the… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
- Late-June storm drops average monthly temperatures; June remains dry compared to past yearsDepending on where you live, of course, the month of June didn’t feel very summery for many. However, Environment Canada’s weather report for last month indicates Saskatchewan saw a very average June, when it comes to temperatures, that is. Meteorologist with Environment Canada Brian Proctor says the majority of June temperatures were on the warmer side of normal, hovering around 15 degrees, however a storm that tracked across Saskatchewan on June 21-23 did cool things off a bit, dropping the average temperatures slightly lower toward normal. Most reporting stations recorded mean temperatures that didn’t differ more than one degree from the historic June normal. “The biggest (discrepancy) we saw, when we look at mean monthly temperatures, would have been Key Lake. They were 1.8 degrees below normal, and on the other end of the extreme, it was both Swift Current and Estevan were 0.4 degrees above normal…Saskatoon was actually at… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.16 hours ago
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