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Ontario safeguards jobs and health of migrant workers as testing scales up in Windsor-Essex

The province launched a three-point plan to scale up COVID-19 testing among migrant workers and help the rest of Windsor-Essex move into stage 2.


Manitoba announces $4.2M rebate for province’s first large-scale greenhouse

The Manitoba government will provide a rebate of up to $4.2 million to a Vermillion Growers’ commercial greenhouse development in the Parkland region.


Targeted COVID-19 testing among migrant workers lead to spike in Ontario cases

A single farm in Windsor-Essex, Ont. was the site of some 175 cases of COVID-19. This follows targeted testing of farm workers over the weekend.
 
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The heat in sweet peppers

Just as human beings have different skin temperatures of distinct parts of the body, the surface temperatures of plants and parts of plants tell us a lot about how they function. Using infrared thermometry with false colour imagery, researchers found that pepper fruits were hot in comparison to their leaves and stems and the surrounding air. » Learn more
 
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Advancing cannabis genetics in Canada

Modern cannabis cultivars have the unfavourable tendency to produce male flowers and unwanted seed, are increasingly finicky about growing conditions, are susceptible to pests and disease, and are generally difficult to grow. Improving the genetic diversity of available cannabis strains could target all that. » Learn more