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Water resource management is an increasingly important issue for many people, and for the horticulture industry, finding ways to reuse water is the ultimate goal. For container nurseries and greenhouses in particular, finding ways to recycle nutrients as well as water...
Kaboodle, Dribble, Esty and TripIt. They are among the thousands of lesser known social networks that stand in the shadows of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. But just because they don’t have hundreds of millions of users – doesn’t mean they have no value. In this new...
A livestock transportation accident isn’t a scenario that anyone likes to envision, but if such a case did happen, a new program in Alberta will help look after the welfare of animals. Injured and frightened animals can jeopardize the health and safety of first...
For any new crop, having a group of growers and experts come together to share knowledge and experience, and to proactively educate themselves through horticultural and other research, all in order to help promote an industry, translates into nothing short of success....
There’s no arguing with the fact that repercussions from last year’s drought impacted a number of ag sectors. Besides extreme heat, the lower than average crop inventories that existed prior to the drought certainly intensified the latter’s effect on...
In B.C.’s Bulkley Valley, a community organization has made local food a priority. Groundbreakers Collective is a social enterprise with a mission to promote the production and consumption of local food at fair value by linking food consumers, producers and social...
WIN connects innovative research with site-specific applications to help manage risk. For over 12 years, Weather INnovations Incorporated (WIN) has been developing weather-based decision support systems, models and tools to help farmers with timely management...
Canada welcomes about 250,000 new Canadians every year from many countries. The changing demographics open an opportunity for a whole new suite of potential food crops, particularly vegetables, to grow and market in Canada. These vegetables are collectively known as...
Agriculture leaders and other stakeholders have an opportunity to provide input as CFIC develops the Canadian Food Strategy. The Conference Board of Canada launched a major multi-year initiative in 2010, the Centre for Food in Canada (CFIC), to address one of the...
Farmers are always being told they need to innovate. But what exactly does that mean? That depends on who you ask – when it comes to innovation, the only rule is that there are no rules. For many, innovation equals invention – usually something that involves new...
