Five new directors for Greenhouse Vegetable Growers board Thursday, October 31, 2013 by SUSAN MANN When the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers board meets later this month with five newly elected directors attending the meeting for their first time, it will be setting priorities for the 2013/14 growing season. But George Gilvesy, Greenhouse Growers general manager, says, “I don’t think our priorities are going to change.” The main ones are maintaining market access, research, marketing, environmental matters and energy matters. “Those are the same types of things that will keep rolling.” The new directors for the 2013/14 growing season were elected at the Greenhouse Growers’ annual meeting in London on Oct. 30. They were each elected for a two-year term and began their term today. The new board members are: For District 1 – Tony Coppola and Jordan Kniaziew For District 2 – Naunihal Gill, Marco Hoogenboom and James Neven. The five new members join the current five board members on the board. The terms for the current board members end Oct. 31, 2014. BF Tory MPP squares up against Agricorp in overpayment court challenge Egg producer takes CFIA to court over release of records
Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder Friday, September 20, 2024 By Braxteen Breen, Whether you are constructing/repairing fencing and other structures around the farm, you can get those tasks completed on the farm quickly with the Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder. The Spade Bits kit provides an economical solution for someone who wants to make... Read this article online
$18.4M Boost for Canadian Cereal Grain Innovation Thursday, September 19, 2024 Gate Project Receives Major Funding for Research Canada's position as a pioneer in cereal grain research is set to strengthen with the Gate Capital Campaign raising $18.4 million. This funding will support the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) initiative, a project... Read this article online
BASF introduces Surtain herbicide for field corn growers Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Field corn growers in eastern Canada have a new crop protection product available to them. After about 10 years of research and trials, BASF has introduced Surtain, a residual herbicide for corn that combines PPO inhibitor saflufenacil (Group 14) and pyroxasulfone (Group 15) in a premix... Read this article online
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Corn Monday, September 16, 2024 Assistant Professor of Corn Production at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, Daniel Quinn, PhD. recently provided fascinating insights into the impacts of fire on major corn producing areas, many of which have been impacted by smoke from wildfires. Quinn was the keynote... Read this article online
New home for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Saturday, September 14, 2024 The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) has announced it has moved into its new office building in Ingersoll. Located at 274620 27th Line in Ingersoll, the new office will serve as the hub for CFFO’s ongoing efforts to advocate for and support Ontario’s Christian farmers.... Read this article online