by Ashley Peyrard | May 29, 2017 | News
On May 9, 2017, Alvin Keenan, President of the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC), Rebecca Lee, Executive Director, and Mark Wales, Chair of CHC’s Business Risk Management Committee, joined other members of Canada’s AgGrowth Coalition in a meeting with Lawrence...
by Ashley Peyrard | May 2, 2017 | News
Health Canada has published the final re-evaluation decision on glyphosate. Following a rigorous science-based assessment, Health Canada has determined that when used according to the label, products containing glyphosate are not a concern to human health and the...
by Ashley Peyrard | Apr 10, 2017 | News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and sector organizations, including the Canadian Horticultural Council, has released a voluntary biosecurity guide for producers in the greenhouse vegetable...
by Ashley Peyrard | Apr 10, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) recently made its 2016 Annual Report available for public download. The Annual Report features messages by CHC’s President and Executive Director, and provides updates on the work of CHC committees and other CHC activities...
by Ashley Peyrard | Mar 31, 2017 | News
The Chair of the Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, Pat Finnigan, recently wrote a letter to the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Philpott, regarding the proposed re-evaluation of imidacloprid by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency...
by Ashley Peyrard | Mar 29, 2017 | News
The Canadian horticultural landscape: from cost to cost to cost Article reproduced with permission from The Grower KAREN DAVIDSON Winnipeg, MB – The theme of “cost creep” dominated the recent annual general meeting, March 14-16, of the Canadian Horticultural Council...
