The British Columbia-based greenhouse operation, which already grows produce in Canada, California, and Utah, is in the early stages of a 30-acre build in Spiritwood, ND.
Although brown rugose fruit virus has not been found in Canada, The Canadian Horticultural Council is advising growers to watch for it and to review and renew biosecurity efforts.
Greenhouse Grower got an up-close look at what is happening at Mucci Farms’ Huron, OH, location where 25 acres of tomatoes on the vine are under production.
With a grant from the NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health, California researchers will tweak tomatoes to make them uniquely suited to growing in space.
Knowing that many worker dogs are trained to recognize and discover scents associated with drugs or bombs, the company figured it was possible to train a dog to recognize pepper weevil.
