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2012 Greenhouse Growers Directory Now Available
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1/5/2012
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The 2012 Edition of the newly expanded Canadian Greenhouse Growers Directory is now available.
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Videos Featuring Overview of Canadian Floriculture Industry
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10/20/2011
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Flowers Canada Growers Inc. with assistance from AAFC's AgriMarketing program, have created the video posted below
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The Colombia-Canada Free Trade Agreement was Implemented on August 15, 2011
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8/16/2011
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The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Labour Cooperation Agreement and the Agreement on the Environment came into effect on August 15, 2011.
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Flowers Canada/Vineland Research Report on Biological Control
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4/11/2011
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In September of 2009, Flowers Canada (Ontario) made a four year, $200,000 financial commitment to support and help build a floriculture biocontrol research program at the new Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC). Since that time 2 lead researchers and many technicians and students have contributed to finding solutions that make biological control more effective in floriculture production. Follow the link to read more on a new potential banker plant for Orius, whether lures are effective tools, how leaf hairs impact predator effectiveness and lots more.....
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USA – Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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4/11/2011
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The Society of American Florists (SAF) has learned that the U.S. and Colombia are about to announce that an agreement has been reached on a free-trade deal.
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Plant Import Permit Validation
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4/1/2011
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Please be advised that commencing April 1, 2011 CFIA will be ELECTRONICALLY validating Plant Protection Import Permits for commodities regulated under the Plant Protection Act.
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U.S. and Canada to Phase Out Wood Packing Material Treatment Exemptions
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3/11/2011
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) announced plans to remove the exemptions which allow wood packing material to move between the two countries without undergoing treatment specified by the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 15.
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U.S. Federal Order on cut Flowers from the Netherlands - Enforcement January 20, 2011
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1/10/2011
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The United States Department of Agriculture has instituted a Federal Order effective January 5, 2011 requiring that most cut flowers from the Netherlands be accompanied by a Phytosanitary Certificate stating that the material has been inspected and found free of quarantine pests.
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CESOP and CHP Process Posted to OPA Website
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12/21/2010
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The Ontario Power Authority has worked with many stakeholders over the past several years to procure Combined Heat and Power (CHP) projects and to develop a Clean Energy Standard Offer Program (CESOP).
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Applications Now Being Accepted for the Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence
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11/15/2010
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Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on November 15, 2010.
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