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...
by Ashley Peyrard | Mar 28, 2017 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) is pleased to present its new President and Board of Directors for 2017-2018. President CHC’s Board of Directors has appointed Alvin Keenan, of Prince Edward Island, for the 2017-2018 term. Alvin started working with CHC in...
by Ashley Peyrard | Mar 21, 2017 | News
Keith Kuhl, outgoing President of the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC), presented Gary Linkletter with the 2017 Doug Connery Award for leadership excellence during CHC’s annual general meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Gary is a seventh-generation potato farmer from...
by Ashley Peyrard | Mar 8, 2017 | News
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, recently announced a contribution of $1 million to support international bodies that develop standards for food safety and plant and animal health. The contribution of $1 million is allocated...
by Ashley Peyrard | Feb 16, 2017 | News
The International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS) has launched a user-friendly app to help users from across the supply chain to source PLUs. The launch of the app comes at a time when the demand for the voluntary codes, used for price identification at retail...
by Ashley Peyrard | Feb 1, 2017 | News
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently launched a 90-day consultation on the proposed Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The current consultation follows a preliminary consultation that took place in 2015 that led to a reduction of regulatory burden,...
