by Ashley Peyrard | Sep 6, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) recently hosted representatives from government and industry on a tour of three farms in the Ottawa area. Tour attendees witnessed on-farm crop protection practices and discussed priority issues with actual farmers. Staff from...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 31, 2017 | News
Last July 25 and 26, Quebec’s Apple Producers hosted the annual meeting of the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC)’s Canadian apple industry. Representatives from the industry, from the Quebec and Canadian governments and from the other provinces...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 28, 2017 | News
Representatives from four different government departments and departmental organizations recently made the trip to Norfolk County, known as “Ontario’s garden”, to observe the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in action. Officials from Employment and Social...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 28, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) is happy to welcome its newest member: the Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association (CCCA). According to Allen Kirkpatrick, the association’s Executive Director, “The corrugated industry takes great pride in serving...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 25, 2017 | News
On August 15, Lawrence MacAulay announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will lead two projects worth $500,000 that use new DNA-based technologies to reduce the quarantine testing time, protect Canada’s fruit industry from viruses, and boost trade and...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 16, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) would like to congratulate and welcome the new General Manager of Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG), Mr. Joe Sbrocchi. Mr. Sbrocchi joins OGVG with a number of years’ experience working within the greenhouse sector....
