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A Blueprint for Environmentally Sustainable Greenhouse Farming

Posted by Flowers Canada on November 1, 2012

In early 2012, FCO members supported a funding request for a Water Specialist to provide guidance to the floriculture sector on the issues related to water management. The Water Specialist role has three main components... [Read More]

Stabilizing Access to Propagation Material for the Bulb Flower Sector

Posted by Flowers Canada on November 1, 2012

Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc. (FCO) received funds from the Canadian Agriculture Adaptation Program (CAAP) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to study access to propagative materials for the bulb sector. [Read More]

Advancing the Canadian Chrysanthemum Flower Sector With Trade and Phytosanitary Solution to Access New Genetic Material

Posted by Flowers Canada on November 1, 2012

Flowers Canada Growers Inc. has increased activity on Chrysanthemum White Rust (CWR) since the initiation of the CWR project in 2011, funded by the Canadian Agriculture Adaptation Program (CAAP) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. [Read More]

Educating the Retailer About Flowers

Posted by Flowers Canada on November 1, 2012

“Testing Innovative Floral Displays and Communications Strategies in the Ontario Floral Market” is a new program that Flowers Canada (Ontario) Inc has been approved for. This program will test the implementation of new floral designs... [Read More]

Using Sterile Leafminer alongside Diglyphus isaea to eradicate Leafminer in Ornamental Greenhouses

Posted by Flowers Canada on November 1, 2012

This project was approved in June 2012 and seeks to build on the work conducted by Dr. Mike Parrella from the University of California at Davis. As there are few (if any) pesticides that are affective in controlling leafminer. [Read More]

Enhancing Floriculture Pest Management Practices

Posted by Flowers Canada on November 1, 2012

In May 2011 Flowers Canada received approval to fully fund a study to examine the environmental fate of pesticides in greenhouse conditions as well as evaluating potential pesticide risks to greenhouse ornamental workers. [Read More]

On Farm Efficacy Trials of Biocontrol Release Methods for the Control of Western Flower Thrips and Whitefly

Posted by Flowers Canada on November 1, 2012

In previous on-farm biocontrol trials conducted at Flowers Canada members’ farms it was determined that almost every one of the approximately 60 trials sites used a biocontrol program that differed from the other sites. [Read More]

Investigation of the Feasibility to Improve the Lighting Environment Under Hanging Baskets

Posted by Flowers Canada on October 31, 2012

In ornamental greenhouses, crops are often produced in more than one layer, e.g. one or more rows of hanging baskets or plant troughs are installed above the crop that is grown on the main greenhouse floor or bench. [Read More]

Quantification of Ontario Floriculture Sector’s Non-Recycled Irrigation Water

Posted by Flowers Canada on October 31, 2012

The greenhouse industries, both floriculture and vegetable, and other agricultural sectors are under legislative pressures to mitigate their impact on the environment, especially related to surface and groundwater contamination. [Read More]

Evaluation of Innovative Water Treatment Technologies for the Removal of Plant Pathogens From Recycled Irrigation Water in the Horticulture Industry

Posted by Flowers Canada on October 31, 2012

Runoff and drainage of irrigation water containing fertilizers is a source of contamination of surface and groundwater. Recycling is used to minimize these harmful environmental effects. [Read More]