Although many horticultural crops have effective options for utilizing waste, greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers don’t have a market for processing waste. Edible products with discolouration or cosmetic defects are landfilled or decomposed near the greenhouse.

Waste not: Adding value on horticultural waste

A recent study maps out how the horticulture sector can gain value from waste

Nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) of Canadian fruit and vegetable waste occurs before it reaches consumers, according to a recent study by the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland). One-third […] Read more


Wheat fields planted early in clean conditions are showing less weed pressure this spring, but fields left to fallow for soybean or corn production will have lots of weeds.

Higher than normal weed pressure in evidence

Tough weather conditions last fall and moisture this spring have prompted weed proliferation

Weather conditions last fall, coupled with a wet spring, have created higher than normal weed pressure across Ontario, according to agronomists.  “There’s a lot of people that planned to spray […] Read more


The long-term forecast shows a wetter than normal spring for Ontario, but that could be a good thing for areas that were drier in 2021.

Growers should prepare for a wet spring

Storm systems with more cloud cover are tracking for the spring season

Spring 2022 is looking to be wet, says Brett Anderson, senior meteorologist, Canada weather specialist with Accuweather.  Grain Farmers of Ontario hosted Brett Anderson Feb. 25 for a webinar on […] Read more




Agronomist Craig Reid says there are effective strategies growers can use to manage herbicide-resistant weeds, such as using longer rotations, cover crops, and tillage.

Managing herbicide-resistant weeds in corn

Planning and variety in rotations is a large factor, but cover crops and herbicide programs help too

Herbicide resistant weeds in all crops are a continuous concern, and for corn, these can be reduced with effective management practices. “The whole strategy [of weed control] is going to […] Read more