Compass (trifloxystrobin) was recently approved for new uses in Greenhouse and Outdoor Ornamentals.

Please find the presentations from the Flowers Canada IPM Workshop here.

The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Labour Cooperation Agreement and the Agreement on the Environment came into effect on August 15, 2011.

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..... 

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.

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.

Florel (ethephon) is now available for purchase for greenhouse ornamental growers.

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.

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.