Ken Wall, owner of Sandy Shore Farms Ltd., says the one-man Mantis cart his company helped bring to market is resulting in 200% improved efficiencies compared to the standard three or five-man cart.
Burlington, Ontario-based EarthFresh Farms is building a 140,000-square-foot potato packing plant and distribution center in Atlanta, Ga., to serve the Southeastern and south central U.S.
The provincial government has appointed Jason Verkaik, owner of Carron Farms in Tottenham, Ontario to a three-year term as vice chairman of AgriCorp, a crop insurance and risk management program for Ontario farmers.
Simcoe, Ontario-based Berlo’s Best, Canada’s largest sweet potato producer, is adding another 5,500 square feet to its storage warehouse for a total of 90,000 square feet.
August’s Harvest Inc., one of Ontario’s largest commercial garlic farms, has completed a successful pilot project in its quest to supply local garlic 365 days a year.
It’s been a frustrating start to the Ontario field crop season, with farmers trying to seed their fields in the cold and wet as the growing window narrowed.
Despite worries over the direction on wage rates, transportation and trade relations with the U.S., the strength of Ontario field-grown produce is formidable again for 2018.
