Guelph area fruit trees could be fruitless

— Expect far less Ontario-grown fruit in your grocery stores and farmers’ markets this fall, fruit producers are warning. More expensive local fruit is also likely.

Garden tips: Reduce harmful spraying drift

This is the time of year when homeowners and farmers spray their crops to kill weeds, and sometimes do damage to other plants. We have already received a number of phone calls from homeowners saying their ornamental plants and fruit trees were damaged because of chemical drift.

Lookin’ pretty peachy

RICHLAND — Fruit trees are bursting into bloom at Eagle Creek Orchard, painting the landscape with whites and pinks. It’s pretty and fragrant — and the blossoms hold clues to this season’s harvest.

Controls placed to avoid fruit fly spread

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has placed controls on the movement of whole fresh fruit and vegetables within a specified 1.

Mass spraying for citrus pest unlikely, experts say

Ventura County residents nervous that the new threat to citrus crops may again prompt mass pesticide spraying can be reassured it’s unlikely, state agriculture experts say.