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Friday, October 20 2017

Mark Wales, chair of the Canadian Horticultural Council’s business risk management committee.

Recalculating tax reform

Canadian government backs down on its harshest tax reforms.

Funding for hazelnuts

Federal funding of almost half a million dollars will help boost Ontario’s fledgling...

McCain Foods officials opened the expanded processing line on October 19.

McCain Foods expand line

McCain Foods opens its expanded processing line in Florenceville-Bristol, New...

12 Feb

FEATURES

Minor Use

Sep 28, 2017

Bayer’s pipeline

New products, relevant to horticulture, are in the pipeline for 2018 and beyond.
Minor Use

Sep 12, 2017

Rovral registered

The registration of Rovral WP for nectarines adds another fungicide in the arsenal to prevent resistance.
Minor Use

Aug 10, 2017

Fungicide for celery leaf curl

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for Switch fungicide for control of anthracnose (leaf curl) on celery in Canada. Switch fungicide was already labeled for use on a number of crops in Canada for control of several diseases.
Minor Use

Jul 10, 2017

Bacterial leaf spot

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for Confine Extra fungicide for suppression of bacterial leaf spot (Xanthomonos campestris pv vitians) in Canada. Confine Extra fungicide was already labeled for use on a number of crops in Canada for several different diseases.

Newsmakers

Oct 11, 2017

New OPVG directors

A newly constituted board of directors meets for the first time to chart the course for Ontario’s $100 million processing vegetable industry.
Newsmakers

Oct 08, 2017

Guelph names new associate vice-president of research

The University of Guelph has appointed a new associate vice-president research (agri-food partnership). Prof. Beverley Hale has been appointed to the role effective Jan. 1, 2018 for a five-year term.
Newsmakers

Oct 03, 2017

The Grower wins awards

The Grower, with a track record of 138 years as a horticultural publication, is never too old for awards. We’re proud to share the back stories of two awards from the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation.
Newsmakers

Sep 27, 2017

Kniaziew Family recognized

An Ontario greenhouse operation, the Kniaziew Family, founders of Orangeline Farms and Zing! Health Forward in Leamington, Ont., were one of 11 Ontario Farm Family Award winners honoured at the 100th annual International Plowing Match held in Walton, Ont.

New Technology

Aug 16, 2017

Virus testing to get faster

Before any new tree fruit varieties can be accepted in Canada, they must pass virus testing in a quarantine setting in Sidney, British Columbia. Thanks to new research funding, DNA technology may streamline the process from three years to six months.
New Technology

May 05, 2017

Waste heat technology

Researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Kwantlen Polytechnic Un
New Technology

Apr 30, 2017

Digital intelligence

The BASF Crop Protection division has signed an agreement to acquire Zed
New Technology

Mar 17, 2017

LED lighting for vertical farm

Ecobain Gardens, the largest commercial vertical farm operation in Canad

Recent News

McCain Foods expand line

19 Oct, 2017 / 0 Comments

McCain Foods opens its expanded processing line in Florenceville-Bristol, New Brunswick. That’s good news for local growers with a need for an additional 4,000 acres of potatoes.

Recalculating tax reform

19 Oct, 2017 / 0 Comments

Canadian government backs down on its harshest tax reforms.

Vineland marks a decade of research

18 Oct, 2017 / 0 Comments

Jim Brandle, CEO, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre reflects on a decade of success, from a one-acre collaborative greenhouse technology centre to automation using robots. In the near future, expect a new sweet potato variety.

CCOVI’s consumer research lab

18 Oct, 2017 / 0 Comments

What sensory cues might encourage consumers to buy a Canadian wine? That’s part of the research to be explored in a one-of-a-kind, mediated-reality wine laboratory in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Brand refresh for Ambrosia apples

18 Oct, 2017 / 0 Comments

The Ambrosia apple, discovered in the 1990s as a chance seedling in Cawston, British Columbia, is now a consumer favourite in Canada. A brand refresh is underway by BC Tree Fruits.