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Amid stories of reprisals for farm workers speaking out against employers, the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers are publicly supporting calls to create an independent body to address workplace complaints from agri-food employees.
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For 2020 only, nearly $1 million will be made available to all qualifying agricultural and horticultural societies to help ensure operations and offset the financial losses because of the cancellation of fall fairs.
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Grape vine propagators can now benefit from shorter production cycles without sacrificing quality when using Vineland Research and Innovation Centre’s RootSmart propagation tray.
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An increased understanding of the developmental physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology during early growth, maturation, ripening, and postharvest conditions has improved technologies to maintain the shelf life and quality of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fruits, Vegetables, and Flowers provides a comprehensive introduction to this subject, offering a firm grounding in the basic science and branching out into the technology and practical applications. An authoritative resource on the science and technology of the postharvest sector, this book surveys the body of knowledge with an emphasis on the recent advances in the field.
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The McQuails don’t see their livestock as separate from their fruit and vegetable operation. Rather, they see these systems as necessarily integrated. This perspective can be observed in their use of draft horses instead of tractors wherever possible.
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Bert Mucci of Mucci Farms is Greenhouse Canada’s Grower of the Year for 2020. Mucci operates over 250 acres filled with greenhouse tomato, pepper, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce and strawberry. However, it’s his innovations in automation, packaging, worker retention and recruitment, that have made him a deserving recipient of this year’s award.
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On August 26, members from WorkSafeBC, AgSafe and winemakers from Australia and New Zealand will discuss managing harvest through COVID-19 following the BC Wine Grape Council’s annual meeting.
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Check out what you missed from Grower Day 2020 by watching the live panels, available online now.
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Another session of the horticulture school series will take place on September 10 at 1:30 CDT.
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Tune in for a series of videos to see the results of local research on rootstock trials, replant disease, fruit thinning and more.
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