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Two winners for OFVGA Award of Merit

Apple and lavender grower Harold Schooley and crop protection specialist Craig Hunter are the winners of the 2018 Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA) Industry Award of Merit.


Perennia announces new CEO

Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc is pleased to announce Dr. Viliam Zvalo is its new chief executive officer.


Oliver fruit grower new B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association president

Pinder Dhaliwal always knew that the farm was his home no matter what career he chose to follow.
 
 
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Discovery shows wine grapes gasping for breath

University of Adelaide researchers have discovered how grapes “breathe”, and that shortage of oxygen leads to cell death in the grape.
The discovery raises many questions about the potentially significant impacts on grape and wine quality and flavour and vine management, and may lead to new ways of selecting varieties for warming climates.
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Strawberry Production Question & Answer Session

March 13, 2018
Location: Lacombe, Alberta
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2018 Muck Vegetable Growers Conference

March 29-29, 2018
Location: Bradford, Ontario
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