Wednesday, January 9, 2019

AUTOMATED VISION TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPMENT

Ontario’s tender fruit and apple growers have joined forces with a local agtech company to further develop its smartphone-powered computer vision system for Ontario tree fruit.

Grain Farmers of Ontario unveils details for 2022 March Classic

Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, is unveiling details for the 2022 March Classic – Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity, Innovation, and Tomorrow.  

4-H Ontario auctions new Honda ATV, donated by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture

4-H Ontario is hosting a silent auction for a 2021 Honda Foreman TRX520 from Kitchener Waterloo Honda.

Temporary import requirements for fall 2021: some romaine lettuce from parts of California must be tested for E. coli

To protect Canadians from possible health risks, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is implementing temporary import conditions for romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley (Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey counties) in California for the 2021 growing season.

North America's oldest continuously operating commercial flour mill saved by businessman

Entrepreneur and family man Mark Rinker has purchased the 202 year old Arva Flour Mill.