CHC presents on Bee Health to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture
On May 30, 2016, CHC Executive Vice-President Anne Fowlie presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food on the issue of Bee Health Monitoring in Canada. The Committee is currently studying the issue of bee health, and Ms. Fowlie’s...
Proposed Re-evaluation Decision PRVD2016-02-Methomyl (Lannate)
As part of its regular proceedings the CHC Crop Protection Advisory Committee (CPAC) represents Canadian horticultural growers on submissions to the PMRA relative to re-evaluation decisions. A response to the proposed decision on Methomyl was submitted on April 13th,...
CHC and CPMA Applaud Liberal Commitment to Restoring PACA Access for Fruit and Vegetable Growers and Sellers
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) applaud the commitment from the Liberal Party of Canada and Liberal Agriculture Critic Mark Eyking yesterday to establishing a comparable Canadian mechanism to the...
Census of Agriculture out now
As of May 2, 2016, the Statistics Canada Census of Agriculture is able to be completed on-line. The Census takes place once every five years and provides community-level data used by decision-makers to ensure they are acting in the interests of farmers, farm...
Social License Applies to Producers and Consumers
By: Ralph C. Martin, Ph.D., P.Ag. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture posits that “social license, within an agricultural producers’ context, can be defined as theongoing level of acceptance, approval and trust of consumers regarding how food is produced.” Long...
How does agriculture improve public attitude towards GMOs?
By: Rosalie Tennison Every Canadian engages in conversation over food, but how many of the conversations are actually about food? As fewer people work in the agricultural industry or live in or near farming communities, many consumers have no connection to where their...
CHC presents to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food on PACA
On May 9, 2016, CHC Executive Vice-President Anne Fowlie, joined Ron Lemaire, President of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association and George Gilvesy, President and CEO of Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers in presenting to the House of Commons Standing Committee...
Statistical Overview of the Canadian Fruit Industry 2014
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Statistical Overview of the Canadian Vegetable Industry 2014
The Horticulture and Cross Sectoral Division of the Sector Development and Analysis Directorate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is pleased to present the latest report: “Statistical Overview of the Canadian Vegetable Industry – 2014”. This report has been prepared...
Biosecurity standard for the fruit and tree nut industry now available
The CanadianFood Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and partner organizations, such as the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC), has developed a new voluntary biosecurity standard that will help protect Canada’s fruit and...
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