Apples
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Ten years after planting kiwis, Quebec family sees fruits of their labourThe Verger de Tilly, southwest of Quebec City, started out as an apple orchard. Today, the farm has expanded to grow other types of fruit — including kiwis.CanadaAug 3, 2023
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Optimistic outlook for 2023 apple, pear, cherry crops: B.C. Fruit Growers Association‘Apples and pears appear to have not suffered too much damage and we will likely have a normal harvest this year.’CanadaApr 28, 2023
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N.B. Christmas tree farm turned apple orchard off to crisp start"We've been working in the orchard for a number of years to get it ready, and we really now feel so excited to have people in," said Amy LeBlanc.CanadaOct 8, 2022
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Okanagan fruit growers happy B.C.’s foreign worker quarantine program is endingOkanagan fruit growers are happy the B.C. government has lifted its temporary foreign worker quarantine program. after seeing a massive shortage of workers.CanadaApr 2, 2022
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Many Okanagan apple farmers are facing this year’s harvest short handedLabour was the first hurdle of the season, apple farmers say.MoneySep 28, 2021
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Planted trees at Pointe-Claire’s Solidarity Orchard honours those who died of COVID-19By next spring, the city plans to have a total of 80 trees in place, each one representing the life of a resident who died from the virus.CanadaSep 23, 2021
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Okanagan apple farmers shed light on returnsThe association says apple farms have been getting, on average, a return of 12 cents a pound for apples, even though it costs about 30 to 35 cents a pound to grow them.EconomyOct 11, 2020
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Okanagan apple orchardists say they’re feeling financial squeezeProduction costs are on the rise, while the prices growers have been receiving for their apples, have been dropping for years.CanadaFeb 18, 2020
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Calls to support farmers affected by Hurricane DorianThe storm swept through the region earlier this month causing damage all across the province, from uprooted trees, to downed power lines, to destroyed crops.EnvironmentSep 24, 2019
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Apple-picking season kicks off at Chudleigh’s Farm in MiltonIt’s apple picking time and what better way to kick off the season then with a trip to Chudleigh's Farm in Milton.Sep 12, 2019
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