2017 Mid-Summer Apple Meeting & Orchard Tour

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 increased their...

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Government officials tour SAWP farms

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...

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Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers hire new GM

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....

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New publications encourage Canadian honey bee health

The Bee Health Roundtable recently published two documents related to honey bee health: Canadian Best Management Practices for Honey Bee Health is a useful manual for those interested in bee keeping. It covers a wide variety of topics, such as hive management, pest...

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Troisième Sommet mondial sur les usages mineurs

Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, en partenariat avec le projet USDA IR-4 et le Département américain de l'Agriculture (USDA), Bureau des affaires agricoles à l'étranger, accueillera le Troisième Sommet mondial sur les usages mineurs, du 1er au 4 octobre 2017 à...

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Santé Canada approuve l’herbicide glyphosate

Santé Canada a publié la décision de réévaluation définitive concernant le glyphosate. Au terme d’une évaluation scientifique rigoureuse, Santé Canada a déterminé que les produits contenant du glyphosate, s’ils sont utilisés conformément au mode d’emploi qui figure...

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