Apples

• Ten years after planting kiwis, Quebec family sees fruits of their labour

  The 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.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
  
• 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.’

  Canada

  Apr 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.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2022
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• Okanagan fruit growers happy B.C.’s foreign worker quarantine program is ending

  Okanagan fruit growers are happy the B.C. government has lifted its temporary foreign worker quarantine program. after seeing a massive shortage of workers.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2022
• Many Okanagan apple farmers are facing this year’s harvest short handed

  Labour was the first hurdle of the season, apple farmers say.

  Money

  Sep 28, 2021
• Planted trees at Pointe-Claire’s Solidarity Orchard honours those who died of COVID-19

  By 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.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2021
• Okanagan apple farmers shed light on returns

  The 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.

  Economy

  Oct 11, 2020
• Okanagan apple orchardists say they’re feeling financial squeeze

  Production costs are on the rise, while the prices growers have been receiving for their apples, have been dropping for years.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2020
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• Calls to support farmers affected by Hurricane Dorian

  The storm swept through the region earlier this month causing damage all across the province, from uprooted trees, to downed power lines, to destroyed crops.

  Environment

  Sep 24, 2019
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• Apple-picking season kicks off at Chudleigh’s Farm in Milton

  It’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