As the GreenTech North America show opens in Philadelphia for the first time Sept 23-24, columnist Owen Roberts chronicles the growth and challenges of the sector with Tom Stenzel, executive director of the Controlled Environment Agriculture…
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is awarding $50 million to the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network after six years of exceptional R & D results.
- The money is raised through employees who have the opportunity to take home greenhouse vegetables in exchange for a small donation.
- The Competition Bureau has found that the proposed transaction is likely to lead to higher prices, fewer choices and less competition in the wholesale grocery supply.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney held a news conference on August 22, 2026 explaining why his trade negotiators left Washington at the last moment, before 50 per cent tariffs came into play on many Canadian sectors.