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Wilting cut flower industry needs more research The U.S. cut flower industry all but wilted over the past 20 years, but much of the loss stems from lack of progress that could blossom under more university research, according to Jim Daly, keynoter at the Ellison Chair in International Floriculture lecture at Texas A&M University. >> Read full article
Ontario throne speech speaks directly to agriculture The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) watched as the Governor General delivered a new throne speech on September 12 – a “reset” of the Liberal government’s direction for the next two years. >> Read full article
Tweed opens new marijuana breeding facility Tweed Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corporation, has opened a state-of-the art cannabis breeding facility within its Smiths Falls headquarters. >> Read full article



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