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Feds invest $1.6M to advance agricultural education

The program teaches youth the importance of farming and the agri-food sector while promoting interest for future careers in agriculture and food.


GoodLeaf embarks on national vertical farm network

Backed by McCain’s, GoodLeaf is planning two more indoor vertical farms — one to serve the grocery and food service networks in Eastern Canada, and one for Western Canada.


SAWP amended to accommodate COVID quarantine period

Ottawa amended the maximum duration of the annual Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) work to accommodate the 14-day mandatory quarantine period.
 
 
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Skyline Greenhouse is Best of Both Worlds, Inside and Out

The Skyline greenhouse is the ultimate in open air structures. Exposing your crops to outdoor conditions has never been safer or easier. This structure not only gives you the ability to put your crop outside within minutes, but it also functions as a fully sealed greenhouse all winter long. The Skyline is available in a variety of roof claddings. To be financially strategic, some growers choose to start with a double poly cladding and convert to a glass or other, harder cladding after a few years, as their business grows.

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Scouting? There’s an app for that

While it may be difficult to part with binders containing decades of information, digital tracking is inevitable and much more efficient, effective and usable. “Don’t leave your data on a page,” says Cara McCreary, OMAFRA greenhouse vegetable IPM specialist. “There is so much you can learn from it. Not just in the moment, but throughout the production cycle and from year to year.” » Learn more
 
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Vineland tackles greenhouse hurdles in latest research update

Distributing Canadian-bred tomatoes, tackling onion thrips, automation and final additions to the 49th Parallel rose collection are just some of the highlights from the collaborative greenhouse research programs at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. » Learn more
 
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