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The Grower Calling — 115 episodes · page 1 of 2
Drew Thompson explains how to use Folpan fungicide
Drew Thompson explains how Brevis plant growth regulator works
Greg Palmer evaluates trade potential in Mexico
Matt Ecker foresees sunny future for the Happi pear
Jennifer Best advocates for harmonized land zoning bylaws
Jay Willmot champions automated greenhouse for leafy greens
Chrissy Wozniak explains benefits of AI-driven sprayers
Trevor Jones prepares for ag ministers’ meeting in Winnipeg
Benny Nabuurs explains wild blueberry trade
Chris Hedges is optimistic about the 2025 apple crop
Richard Lee details the effects of U.S. tariffs on greenhouse vegetables
Bill Zylmans laments looming U.S. tariffs
Lorna McKercher talks about the changing nature of financing horticulture
Shawn Brenn: the realities of specialties
Dan Duguay is advocating for compostable PLU stickers
Pascal Forest reflects on the processing vegetable sector
Matt Aronson champions iceless broccoli with Sobeys’ Tom Pierce
Marcus Janzen comments on climate policy risk
Amanda Doughty builds relationships with TFW workers
John Cline explains thinning technology for tender fruit
Richard Lee takes stock of greenhouse vegetable sector growth
Brian Rideout takes big strides to adopting biologicals
Tyler McCann argues for more agriculture investment
Jessica Solanki looks to next-generation challenges
Senator Robert Black is digging into soil health
Fernando Borja shares recruiting experience with Guatemalan workers
Justin Cantafio explains why farmers’ markets matter more than ever
Peter Quiring explains why he started an R & D Centre
Jaime Bustamante explains DRC mandate
Dan Froese explains the journey of field cucumbers to pickles
Sukhpaul Bal promotes first Canadian Cherry Month
Ron Lemaire analyzes supply chain challenges
Doug Balsillie praises heritage apple varieties for hard cider
Orchardist Brian Rideout operates with less access to fungicides
ICL Group offers fertilizer and mineral solutions
Aron Hoff extols new housing for temporary foreign workers
Elaine Froese coaches family farm transitions
Young and competitive David and Jenn VanDeVelde
Next-generation fertilizers are here and now
Chris Veillon leads branding strategy for greenhouse produce
Vivid Machines comes alive for apple growers
Davina Komienski charts progress with on-farm market
Dino DiLaudo launches Apeel protected greenhouse cucumbers
Stewart Lapage comments on climate change and carbon taxes
Colin Chapdelaine shepherds growth of greenhouse strawberries
Ryan Brewster tracks changes to softer chemistries
Chuck Baresich looks to the future of robotic weeders
John Visser offers context to the potato wart findings in PEI
Kyle Oakley explains his tunnel vision
Kevin MacIsaac surveys the Canadian potato sector
Evan Fraser shares insight on food sovereignty
Amanda Dooney shares her resilience tips as farm manager
Dusty Zamecnik talks about the Ontario berry revolution
Bill Moons shares updates to the Bayer potato portfolio
Al Mussell offers perspective on the U.S. review of secure supply chains
Phil Tregunno navigates new ground for vaccinating seasonal workers
Charles Stevens identifies challenges for accessing crop protection products
Steve Funk explains MNPs Risk Management Projector
Brian Gilroy explains the lobby to exempt carbon taxes on energy
Bob Tosh with MNP shares insight on transitioning wealth
Scott Hodgins crystal balls the future of crop protection research
John Ketler shares the hard truths of a greenhouse shutdown
An easier way to manage paperwork for temporary foreign workers
Travis Cranmer describes a new interactive platform for technology transfer
Joe Pillitteri: an equipment dealer steers through the COVID-19 crisis
Dr. Saber Miresmailli: what’s now and next in AI for greenhouses
Ron Van Damme: Sharing big data in the vegetable belt
Jeff Tigchelaar: Ontario berry sector needs more protected systems
Brett Schuyler appeals local rules on housing seasonal workers
Jane Proctor of CPMA shares her insights on COVID-related food chain issues
Ron Lemaire CPMA on how the food chain is adapting to the virus crisis in real time
Dr. Chris Trobacher at NutriAg talks foliar and soil-applied nutrition in potatoes
Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald forecasts the future of IPM
Kevin Howe offers best tips for on-farm markets
Darci Vetter analyzes current state of global trade relations
Kyle Horlings shares his soil fitness routine
Oleen Smethurst, Costco Canada, focuses on flavour
Nick VanBerlo rides the superfood wave with sweet potatoes
Quinton Woods shares new storage technology for root vegetables
Ryan Tregunno is hyped about new peach packing line
John Beardsley on labour-saving vegetable equipment
Rebecca Compton updates state of Ontario asparagus industry
Cathy McKay talks about the Canadian Apple Breeding Consortium
Greenhouse grower Duffy Kniaziew talks about the 2019 business environment
Shawn Brenn shares his marketing journey with Goldenheart potatoes
The Ontario Food Terminal in the spotlight
Tom Heeman talks about the changing nature of leadership
"Behind the Scenes" Carl Atkinson talks about replant disease in ginseng
"Behind the Scenes" Cathy Lennon discusses Ontario’s vegetable processing sector
"Behind the Scenes" Ken Forth discusses Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
Hank Markgraf reviews aphid control in apples
"Behind The Scenes" Peter Quiring, shares how his Discovery Centre leads to greenhouse innovation
Shane Hedderson of Cleanfarms discusses cross-Canada recycling programs for farmers
"Behind The Scenes" Keith Wright talks about growing Ontario cantaloupes
Will Heeman discusses the value in automation
"Behind The Scenes" David Geen talks labour shortages in sweet cherry industry
The Canadian trucking industry is in a perfect storm
"Behind The Scenes" Jackie Rowe explains how she markets garlic scapes to retailers
"Behind The Scenes" Sooruj Bhoolai goes from seasonal farm worker to farm owner
"Behind The Scenes" Danny Mucci talks about greenhouse-grown strawberries