Welcome to Flowers Canada Growers (FCG)! Our organization represents floriculture greenhouse growers and industry partners across Canada. We are a grower community that proactively addresses common challenges to our industry. Our mandate is to identify these challenges, clearly communicate them to government and whenever possible implement solutions that benefit both our industry and the Canadian economy. Canadian Floriculture accounts for:
$1.44 billion in farm gate sales
$5.29 billion estimated total economic impact
43,245 full and part-time employees in the greenhouse sector
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Pest Management Research Conference
9/10/2009
The 2009 8th Annual Flowers Canada Pest Management Research Conference will be held September 10th and 11th at the Sheraton Fallsview, Niagara Falls, Ontario. All members of Flowers Canada Growers are invited to register to attend.
In a recent research paper from Wageningen entitled: Effect van zwavel op natuurlijke vijanden, the authors outline some things to consider when using sulphur and biocontrols in the same greenhouse:
Federal Government Marks International Day for Biological Diversity with Launch of the Invasive Species Web Portal To celebrate the United Nations' International Day for Biological Diversity, the Government of Canada is now offering Canadians an online gateway to information on invasive species.
The Canadian Ornamental Horticulture Alliance (COHA) was formed to further the common interests of Canada's floriculture and nursery sectors which contribute $14.6 billion to Canada's economy.