January 1st 2009 Issue

Winning growers embrace innovation

British Columbia orchardist Marc van Roechoudt likes the Ambrosia apple.

Marc van Roechoudt had the best Royal Gala apples at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Canada Two Canadian apple growers with deep roots in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley keenly endorse the maxim that the key to prosperity in their industry is the willingness to embrace innovation. Long-time orchardists Dave Gartrell of Summerland and Marc van Roechoudt of Lake Country, just north of Kelowna, were recognized for their farming prowess with multiple awards in the apple competition at the Royal Winter Agricultural Fair in Toronto, Canada, in November. “You have to keep up-to-date with the new varieties and planting […]

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