Leaders are lauded
Flowers Canada (Ontario) paid tribute to a pair of industry leaders at its ninth annual Pest Management Research Conference.
Seedlings and ‘silver’
In Sylvain Lefort’s office, a window allows a peek into the heart of
his business: what you see are tiny broccoli seedlings growing in a
state-of-the-art greenhouse, complete with auto-mated watering and
climate control.
The ABCs of IPM
A movement within the agricultural and horticultural communities is changing the way we approach environmental crop management.
Helping consumers make ‘locally grown’ choices
Jan. 7, 2010 – Canada has some strict rules regarding truth in advertising. I would argue that labels and advertisements should be held to the same standard regarding accuracy and truthfulness.
On the leading edge
Alberta is a challenging environment for growing commercial greenhouse
produce because of its cold winter climate, but a Lacombe-area
vegetable producer has imported Dutch technology as part of a
$7.5-million expansion that will tame Old Man Winter through more
efficient use of heat, air and lig
Student leads drive to restore school’s greenhouse
Aug. 3, 2010, Burlington, Ont. – Andrew Wong is an Ontario
secondary school student who mobilizes his peers to achieve environmental
goals. At school, he recognized that an abandoned greenhouse was an
underutilized resource with great potential to educate students about plant
science and horticulture.
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