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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Benne joins Urban Barns management team Dec. 10, 2009 – Urban Barns Foods (URBF.OB), set to acquire a leading-edge provider of fruit and vegetables, who “Grow Locally” and can produce to “Organic Grown” standards, has appointed Jacob “Jack” Benne to its board of directors as well president and chief executive officer. Study: Biofuels reduce GHGs by 123.5 M tonnes Dec. 9, 2009, Toronto – Just in time for the critical climate talks now underway in Copenhagen, new data once again confirms significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from global biofuels production. Ottawa studying farm succession issues Dec. 8, 2009, Ottawa – Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn reported on his five-city, cross-Canada tour to meet with young farmers, agricultural academics and industry representatives and discuss farm succession issues. (Le français suit) Proven Winners varieties in Vogue  Dec. 7, 2009 – Proven Winners varieties were prominently
displayed in a feature in the November 2009 edition of Vogue magazine (1.2 million
readers).
'Prosperity Partnerships' and 'Business Success' Dec. 4, 2009, Toronto – “Prosperity Partnerships and the Six Pillars of Business Success” is the theme of the educational sessions at this month’s Congress 2010. The 30-Second Planter from Proven Winners  Dec. 3, 2009 – By far, the main reason most people say they don’t
garden is because of a lack of time. But now, with the 30 Second
Planter™ from Proven Winners, it is both easy and fun to create a
beautiful container garden.
IPM Grower Workshop in January  Dec. 3, 2009, Vineland, Ontario – The Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in conjunction with Flowers Canada
Growers, is hosting a one-day workshop on “How to develop and implement an IPM
program for your greenhouse operation.”
New research facilities at Brooks  Dec. 3, 2009, Brooks, Alberta – Since the groundbreaking ceremony in the summer of 2008 for
the re-construction of a new research greenhouse at the Crop Diversification
Centre South in Brooks, building has progressed on all three of the new
buildings in the complex.
New Botrytis control for tomatoes  Dec. 2, 2009 – The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the
approval of a minor use label expansion for Scala SC fungicide (pyrimethanil) for control of
Botrytis gray mould on greenhouse tomatoes in Canada.
Many 'newcomers' in Vineland points open house  Dec. 1, 2009, Vineland Station, Ont. – The 2009 OMAFRA Poinsettia Cultivar Evaluation Open
House will be held Friday, Dec. 4 at the Vineland Research & Innovation
Centre.
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