Produce and Politics: Part 1

12/16/19 • 25 min

On this episode, we sit down with David Coletto of Abacus Data to explore the political landscape of our new minority government and what it means for Canada’s fresh produce industry. In the New Year we’ll be back with Part Two of the series with a roundtable discussion covering issues that are top of mind for our sector including: expanding access to export trade markets, enhancing sustainability, bolstering our sector’s competitiveness and much more.

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Variety and Proprietary Produce: From Concept to Commercialization

We dive into all the dynamic components and drivers behind
the launch of a new variety – specifically looking at apples and table grapes.
We kick off the episode with Kate Evans from Washington State University and
Kathryn Grandy from Proprietary Variety Management to talk about the launch of the Cosmic Crisp apple and
look more broadly at the breeding processes and innovation behind developing a
new variety. We also talk apple varieties with Mac Riggan from Chelan Fresh and
table grape varieties with Bill Poulos from Oppy.

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My Produce Story (LIVE from the CPMA Trade Show Floor)

We're gearing up for the 95th CPMA Convention and Trade Show in May in Toronto and that includes our Learning Lounge sessions on the trade show floor! One of the Learning Lounge sessions that we always love to host is where we learn about interesting and inspiring careers journeys in the produce sector. On this episode, we go back to the Learning Lounge in Montreal to hear from Andrea Palmer of Nova Agri, Daniel Terrault from Hydroserre and Alain Routhier from Courchesne Larose for a session we call My Produce Story. The session was moderated by Rick Alcocer of Duda Farm Fresh Foods.

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