Welcome to our new website
Welcome to our new website, which will have plenty of new content and be easier to navigate. CHC Members: If you have any problems logging in with your old password, please contact us. We hope you...
View ArticleJoin us for the CHC AGM 2010 Farm and Industry Tour on March 2
For more information, or to register, click here: http://www.hortcouncil.ca/en/events/annual-general-meeting.aspx
View Article2010 Resolutions as Adopted at the 88th Annual General Meeting now available
CHC Members: the 2010 Resolutions as Adopted are now available by clicking here.
View ArticleMinor Use Pesticide Program (MUPP) Priorities selected at the Canadian...
Click on the links below to download the Minor Use Pesticides Program (MUPP) Priorities selected at the Canadian Minor Use Pesticide Priorities Setting Workshop on March 23-25, 2010 in Ottawa....
View ArticleGovernment of Canada invests in traceability for Canadian horticulture producers
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Member of Parliament Joe Preston (Elgin-Middlesex-London) announced the investment of more than $750,000 to help the CHC continue to develop a national on-farm food...
View ArticleCHC Greenhouse Committee Tour
On May 12, members of the CHC Greenhouse Committee met in B.C. for tours of Glenwood Valley Farms, hosted by Herb Schlacht, and Sunnyside Greenhouse, hosted by Bram Moerman. The Committee also met at...
View ArticleFirst Canadian food safety program to achieve international recognition by...
The CHC is pleased to announce the CanadaGAP (On-Farm Food Safety) Program certification options B and C have now been successfully benchmarked against the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)...
View ArticleCPMA and QPMA announce the first translated version of the internationally...
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and Quebec Produce Marketing Association (QPMA) are pleased to offer their members a new tool to facilitate their business activities. Download the...
View ArticleMinister Ritz announces $3.6 million for research and innovation in Canada’s...
The Canadian Horticultural Council’s proposal for an Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture is being funded in the amount of $3,600,000 for the period of April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2013. Under the...
View ArticleFall 2010 issue of Fresh Thinking now available
The Fall 2010 issue of the Canadian Horticultural Council’s quarterly magazine, Fresh Thinking, is now available. Click here to download. All CHC members will receive a copy in the mail.
View ArticleCanadaGAP Stakeholders’ Meeting to be held before the Canadian Horticultural...
You are invited to attend a CanadaGAP Stakeholders’ Meeting being held before the Canadian Horticultural Council’s 2011 Annual General Meeting. DATE: Tuesday, March 8, 2011 TIME: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm...
View ArticleAnti-Dumping Case: Bell peppers from the Netherlands subject to a duty for...
On October 19, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced its final determination, upholding the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers’ (OGVG) complaint of injurious dumping by the...
View ArticlePest Management Centre: Minor Use Label Expansions
Click here to read the approved Minor Use Label Expansions from Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency from May 1 to November 8, 2010. These registrations will provide growers with much...
View ArticleCanadaGAP Stakeholders’ Meeting to be held before the Canadian Horticultural...
You are invited to attend a CanadaGAP Stakeholders’ Meeting being held before the Canadian Horticultural Council’s 89th Annual General Meeting. Your feedback is important to us. CanadaGAP program...
View ArticleCHC Annual General Meeting – Events and Keynote Speakers
The 2011 Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Horticultural Council (March 8 - 11) is fast approaching. Below are social event listings and keynote speaker highlights. Week at a Glance Events...
View ArticleAGM a success
Over 150 delegates attended the Canadian Horticultural Council’s 89th Annual General Meeting, which ran March 8-11 in Ottawa. This year’s event provided another opportunity for CHC members, industry...
View ArticleLate Blight fact sheet now available
A fact sheet on managing late blight disease in potatoes is now available. Click here to read.
View ArticleSupreme Court of Canada rules Ontario farm workers can't unionize
Farm workers have no right to unionize, top court rules (Globe and Mail April 29, 2011)
View ArticleFlood impact on Manitoba horticulture producers may be long term
The following article was published in the Globe and Mail on May 12, 2011: Waiting for the flood: Manitoba farmers caught in agonizing routine Doug Connery should be planting. And seeding. And...
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