When it comes to innovation, the horticulture industry is willing to look both forward and backward for novel solutions to new challenges. Darren Ward from Vineland is studying robotics’ horticultural expansion and believes that robotics are only scratching the surface of what they will ultimately do from a horticultural perspective.

Less than half of all apples sold in Ontario are grown in the province and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in the Niagara Region is looking to capitalize on the public’s changing tastes.

Greenhouses aren’t just dealing with Western flower thrips anymore. Here’s how you can tell your thrips apart. 

With help from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada funding, Vineland’s robotics and automation team is working to develop an autonomous robot capable of harvesting cucumbers in a greenhouse environment.