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Glen Murray resigned his post as Ontario’s minister of the environment and climate change on July 31, leaving his successor to implement the transition to a low-carbon economy through the cap-and-trade program. The provincial Liberals have appointed Chris Ballard to the post, with the view that he can stickhandle the sensitive environment file until the June 2018 election. He leaves the ministry of housing for the challenging portfolio that includes everything from energy to water.
The Toronto Star broke the news late Sunday that Ontario’s Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray was planning to quit provincial politics. It became official when Murray announced his intensions Monday morning. In a statement, Murray said he would resign as Toronto-Centre MPP on September 1st.
The Globe and Mail recently reported on how a Kitchener, Ontario based company is looking to connect Ontario consumers with local food producers. Flanagan Foodservice Inc. created Flanagan market, an e-commerce platform.
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay spent time in Oregon and Idaho, which included stops in Portland, Sun Valley and Boise touting the benefits of agricultural trade and the relationship between Canada and the United States.
Potato psyllid continues to be monitored across Canada.
Loblaw adds its voice to minimum wage hikes.
The federal government has pushed back the national food policy survey deadline to August 31.
I know it is mid-summer, but please bear with me.
As we continue our series on profits we are going to dive into trade spend and marketing spend.
We could all take a page from OFVGA chair Jan VanderHout’s plea for peaceful coexistence between
New products, relevant to horticulture, are in the pipeline for 2018 and beyond.
The registration of Rovral WP for nectarines adds another fungicide in the arsenal to prevent resistance.
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.
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.
A newly constituted board of directors meets for the first time to chart the course for Ontario’s $100 million processing vegetable industry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Kwantlen Polytechnic Un
The BASF Crop Protection division has signed an agreement to acquire Zed
Ecobain Gardens, the largest commercial vertical farm operation in Canad
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