The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers are celebrating the local region with “This is Greenhouse Goodness” campaign featured at baggage claims area at the Windsor International Airport. The installation will be there for two years.
Significant expansion in the United States is underway with the strategic investment in a leading greenhouse tomato grower in the Midwest. The facility has 30 acres of lit production of tomatoes-on-the-vine.
Peter Quiring, owner of South Essex Fabricating and Nature Fresh Farms. has set up an R & D Centre near Leamington, Ontario to see what crops can be grown in a controlled environment. He sees the next big opportunity in blackberries and raspberries, but warns that more alignment is needed between all government levels to support sector growth.
Innovative Growth and Prosperity Study highlights significant opportunities for sustainable growth in the Ontario greenhouse sector. The 2022 farmgate value was $1.3 billion with 80 per cent of production exported.
