Kelly Ciceran has been elected as president of the popular horticultural convention held annually in Niagara Falls, Ontario. She is joined by vice-president Doug Darling.
- Statistics Canada reports that 2021 greenhouse sales grew for the ninth consecutive year to a total of $2 billion. That’s up 9.3 per cent from the previous year.
- A donation of $25,000 from the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association will help reduce food waste and feed hungry families.
- Eight Ontario strawberry farms will be showcasing their technology and techniques to the continent’s most enthusiastic berry growers on August 16 and 17.
- Dutch company Blue Radix is trialling Crop Controller, a system to automate many management tasks in three Ontario greenhouses. The project is supported by the Greenhouse Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative.