The Weston Foundation has announced winners of $5 million over three years to scale up their innovations for greenhouse berry production. The four winners are: Simon Fraser University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Université Laval, University of Guelph.
The winners of the GreenTech Awards were announced at the opening of GreenTech Amsterdam 2025. ViewNetic wins the Concept Award for product: ViewNetic platform. And Skytree wins the Innovation Award for product: Skytree Stratus.
The Kingsville, Ontario-headquartered greenhouse grower is expanding its U.S. network. Two high-tech greenhouses in Minnesota and Iowa – 48 acres in all – will push the acreage to more than 600 in 15 states.
Grown upstairs on a Lufa Farms’ roof, sold downstairs at retail level of a Walmart Canada Montréal store, greenhouse tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers are now available within minutes of harvesting.
Ontario Plants has completed the first phase of its Glencoe, Ontario facility, expanded into soft fruits and tissue culture, and appointed new leadership in the company.
