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FMS Fresh Produce and local partners seek to break the province’s dependence on U.S. imports with local suppliers.

As the spring season gets underway, grower-shippers are ramping up production of their bestselling fruits and vegetables.

Tyler Simmons will spearhead the company’s efforts to grow its footprint in grocery stores across North America.

In addition to thousands of its employees volunteering for more than 150 projects, the company plans to collect donations at the register to support efforts to protect, conserve and restore local ecosystems.

Green City Growers transforms rooftops, schools and public spaces into thriving urban farms, combining hands-on maintenance with agricultural expertise to make city farming sustainable and accessible.

Happi pear was bred by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers at the breeding station at AAFC’s Harrow Research and Development Centre in Ontario, Canada through cross-pollination methods.

The Washington-based onion company looks to the Netherlands for future-proof equipment and European onion packing standards.

TIPA Compostable Packaging says it has added its voice to the vision of achieving a sustainable future for plastic packaging through innovative change and solutions.

As tariff tensions continue to run high, much talk at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Conference and Trade Show has centered around U.S. produce suppliers losing Canadian consumers’ business to an upswell of support for local products.