Croptracker - Blog

In today's blog post we look at biopesticides, their benefits and challenges, and why they are becoming increasingly popular among conventional growers as well as organic producers.

Research shows that female growers are on the rise.  The share of U.S. farms operated by women nearly tripled over the past three decades, according to a study by the USDA’s Economic Research Service, which analyzed gender roles in the Census of Agriculture from 1978 to 2007.

Croptracker is delighted to have been invited to Southern Ontario's first Innovation Expo, hosted by Innovation Guelph and Bioenterprise Corporation. The expo will showcase over 100 companies whose innovative projects were supported by Innovation Guelph and Bioenterprise Corporation's Federal seed funding program.  

The Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Growers' Association (OFVGA) have expressed relief at the announcement made last week that the provincial minimum wage will be capped at $14/hour until 2020.