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AVID approved for tomato psyllid
Sept. 28, 2009 — The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor use registration for AVID (abamectin) insecticide/miticide for control of tomato psyllid on greenhouse peppers and tomatoes.

Online CGC registration deadline reminder
Sept. 28, 2009, Toronto — Online registration for the Canadian Greenhouse Conference closes at midnight on Oct. 1. Those registering online will save $10 off the already low conference rates.


Greening up Ontario highways
Sept. 15, 2009, Vineland, Ont. — Ontario highways will soon look greener thanks to research conducted at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC) in partnership with Landscape Ontario, local nurseries and horticultural suppliers.

PW Roadshow ready to roll
Sept. 14, 2009 — The seventh annual Proven Winners Roadshow will be rolling across North America throughout October.

Farm Credit Canada drives away hunger
Sept. 11, 2009, Ridgetown, Ont. – Today, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) launched the sixth annual Drive Away Hunger program to reduce hunger across Canada. 

A celebration of innovation at Harrow
Sept. 9, 2009, Harrow, Ont. — A special milestone will be marked Saturday, Sept. 12, as the Greenhouse and Processing Crops Research Centre in Harrow, Ont., celebrates its centennial.

Demo nursery tours during HortiFair
Sept. 4, 2009, Amsterdam — FormFlex, a manufacturer of horticultural gutter systems in the Netherlands, is not participating in the HortiFair in the Netherlands this year and has decided instead to offer tours in the Demo Nursery from Oct. 10 to 17 (except Sunday, Oct. 11) with all of its specialists

Windset receives OK for California project
Sept. 1, 2009, Santa Maria, CA — Plans for a vast hydroponic farming facility — Santa Maria’s first — are moving forward by a Canadian company, according to an early August report in the Santa Maria Times.