Farm Credit Corporation is reporting that the average value of Canadian farmland increased by 5.4 per cent in 2020.
Temporary foreign workers arriving by charter at Toronto Pearson International Airport...
Cindy Rouet will be joining the asparagus breeding team of Fox Seeds on May 3. She will work closely with Dr. Dave Wolyn to transition the University of Guelph’s breeding program to Fox Seeds over the next two years.
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Larry McIntosh, president and CEO of Peak of the Market for the last 27 years, plans to retire in June 2021. One of his volunteer roles will be on the new Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council.
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The Canadian Greenhouse Conference will forego its planned October 6-7 in-person event in Niagara Falls. Organizers will present a virtual conference this fall.
More industry-facing content is part of the BC Blueberry Council’s website: www.bcblueberry.com
Farm workers who live in congregate settings are named in the priority list for Ontario’s phase two vaccination rollout between April and July 2021.
The Ontario ag ministry as well as the environment ministry have stated support for a federal private member’s bill to exempt qualifying farmers from paying the carbon tax on propane and natural gas.
In efforts to make rapid antigen testing more accessible and remove barriers to implementation, the Ontario Ministry of Health has revised its guidance on the Provincial Antigen Screening Program to allow for supervised self-swabbing.
Ten Canadian agricultural associations – including the Canadian Horticultural Council – have launched the Agriculture Carbon Alliance.
A new provincial mental health program for Ontario farmers is launching in March. Created by experts at the University of Guelph, the In the Know program is geared to help farmers better identify, understand and cope with the many stresses they face in agriculture.
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Health Canada will allow some key uses of clothianidin and thiamethoxam on crops with additional risk mitigation measures. Changes are effective by March 31, 2023.
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The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has released its re-evaluation decision on linuron, allowing use on carrots, parsnips, potatoes, asparagus and shelterbelts. Risk-reduction measures will apply.
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Biobest, a global supplier for biological control of pests and disease, is partnering with Ecoation Innovation Solutions to digitize the scheduling of integrated pest management in the European market.
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Nufarm, in partnership with Valent Canada, announces a new fungicide for control of scab and powdery mildew in apples. Excalia must be applied between green tip and petal fall.
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After two years of research and pilots, Luci Faas was successful in identifying a home-compostable cucumber wrap for Nature Fresh Farms, Leamington, Ontario. The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is honouring her as one of 10 Women in Produce nominees.
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Joshua Mosiondz will be joining the Horticulture Technology unit of Ontario’s ag ministry, effective immediately.
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The Canadian Produce Marketing Association announces its 2021 board of directors. At the April 28th board meeting, Guy Milette of Courchesne Larose Ltée will assume the role as chair for 2021/2022.
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The Canadian Horticultural Council recognized Quebecer Jocelyn St-Denis and Ontarian Hector Delanghe for their outstanding contributions to the sector.
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NutriAg is introducing newly registered SiliCalMax, a silicon and calcium foliar fertilizer for both fruit and vegetable crops.
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More than $3.6 million of Ontario funding will be targeted to 12 projects through the Greenhouse Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative. One project is to test cost effectiveness of anti-viral coating to treat tools and surfaces with hopes of reducing spread of human and plant viruses.
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Smart algorithms can optimize and steer climate, irrigation and energy in daily operations of greenhouses. A January 28 webinar delves into how artificial intelligence can reduce dependency on human expertise in controlled environments.
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Telus Corporation, a Canadian telecom company, has announced its acquisitions of several data management and analytics companies to come under the umbrella of Telus Agriculture.
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