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The federal government has announced a ban on harmful single-use plastics by as early as 2021.This will support the Canada-wide Strategy on Zero Plastic Waste.
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Nine-in-ten (89%) Canadians from coast to coast are either very or somewhat confident in the safety of food grown or produced in Canada; less so (64%) with the United States.
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The CPMA Plastic Packaging Working Group will be identifying the challenges and opportunities facing the produce industry and looking at alternatives to single-use plastics.
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With heating costs becoming an issue yet again, growers cannot afford to not have this resource.
After reviewing the principles behind heat loss, Dr. Bartok discusses greenhouse siting, construction materials, insulation, fuels and heating, ventilation and cooling, space utilization, utilities, trucking costs, and management.
Appendices include an Energy Conservation Checklist, Heat Loss Calculations, Useful Conversions, and Selected Product Manufacturers and Distributors.
Tables and diagrams throughout.
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Armed with the latest greenhouse technology, this Yukon grower is bringing fresh vegetables to Canada’s northern climates. But unlike many other greenhouses in southern parts of Canada, this grower’s latest 30,000-square-foot vegetable greenhouse expansion runs on an automated biomass boiler.
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Typically, the main driver for large window openings is temperature control. It is often believed that temperature is the key to plant development, and that a too-high temperature reading must be avoided at all times. The ultimate goal of the ventilation strategy, however, should be to support the plant’s water balance and to ensure CO2 uptake for photosynthesis.
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