Insights and Stories on Fruit/Vegetables

Aug. 21, 2015 at 2:42 pm CDT

Deer. Sure, they’re magnificent in the wild, with their big dewy eyes, licorice noses and flashing white tails effortlessly clearing fences as if bouncing off hidden trampolines. But when they chow down on your garden, benevolence turns to malevolence. Where deer are plentiful protecting produce can be a big job […]

By Allan Dawson

Jul. 15, 2015 at 11:48 pm CDT

London | Reuters –– Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar crops worldwide. In what they said could be a pesticide-free and environmentally-friendly way to control […]

By Kate Kelland

Jun. 16, 2015 at 8:15 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s potato acres are expected to be up from last year, despite some light reseeding, according to two people involved in the industry. Dan Sawatzky, manager with the Keystone Potato Producers Association, said most growers are ahead in terms of crop stage development so far this year. […]

By Jade Markus

Jun. 16, 2015 at 5:55 pm CDT

Washington/New York | Reuters –– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made good on its proposal to effectively ban artificial trans fats from a wide range of foods, from microwave popcorn to frozen pizza, saying they raise the risk of heart disease. Under new FDA regulations, partially hydrogenated […]

By Ransdell Pierson, toni-clarke

Jun. 13, 2015 at 5:15 am CDT

Potato producers may soon have a new ally in their battle against late blight, and it’s right under their feet. Researchers have discovered bacterial strains in the soil that show promise as disease controls. Some bacteria suppress or inhibit late blight by over 90 per cent, according to an Agriculture […]

By Lisa Guenther