by Ashley Peyrard | Oct 2, 2016 | News
Joint AAFC-CFIA-MAS Organics Industry Meeting CHC representatives met with representative of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Market Access Secretariat (MAS) together with several other national organic industry...
by Ashley Peyrard | Sep 11, 2016 | News
On August 17, CHC President Keith Kuhl and Executive Director Rebecca Lee hosted a crop protection information tour of Quebec horticultural production facilities for staff of Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and Agriculture and Agri-Food...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 4, 2016 | News
CHC was informed by the CFIA of the detection in Ontario European Cherry Fruit Fly (Rhagoletis cerasi) (ECFF), a previously unknown pest to North America. The host plants of this pest are cherry species and species of the invasive wild honeysuckle plant (Lonicera...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 3, 2016 | News
The CHC Crop Protection Advisory Committee submitted a response to the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) Proposed Re-evaluation Decision for Captan (PRVD2016-13) on July 29, 2016. This response was based on the results of grower surveys that were distributed...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 3, 2016 | News
The CHC Mid-Summer Apple Meeting was held on July 26 & 27, 2016 in Moncton, NB. The event was hosted by the Apple Growers of NB. The industry meeting and orchard tour were well attended by apple growers and industry representatives from across the country. The...
by Ashley Peyrard | Aug 3, 2016 | News
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Horticultural Council is pleased to announce that Rebecca Lee has accepted the position of Executive Director. Rebecca has significant experience in the industry. Rebecca obtained her Bachelor in Science/Agriculture from McGill...
