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Grapevine can be imported from NY program

The CFIA recently announced that grapevines purchased from nurseries participating in the New York Virus-Tested Plant Material Certification program can be imported to Canada.


FCC: Contextualizing the ag labour shortage

Farm Credit Canada asks: is the labour shortage here to stay? Access to labour is a major concern in agriculture and agri-food processing, and labour demand is not matched by supply.


Check out the IWCA digital edition!

Want to learn more about the seven Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture honourees who spoke at Tuesday’s summit? Read through interview highlights in the IWCA digital edition!
 
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AAFC: Combatting striped and spotted cucumber beetles

Striped and spotted cucumber beetles – named for their voracious eating of cucurbit crops – overwinter as adults in the hedgerows around fields and move into the field in late spring/early summer, making them hard to get rid of them. AAFC’s Suzanne Blatt began researching a more sustainable method to keep crops safe from these beetles in collaboration with Perennia in 2020. » Read more...
 
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Vineland part of Spark award-winning team

Vineland has been selected as one of 15 teams granted a Spark Award, the initial award phase of the Homegrown Innovation Challenge. The research centre will collaborate with other industry groups on the development of a high-yielding, energy efficient, fully integrated and scaled long-cane raspberry production system under protected environments. » Read more...
 
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