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Welcome to Grower Top Stories

Welcome to the new Grower website - combining ease of use with business practicality. Communications in today's world requires quickness and The Grower has responded by providing its monthly content (beginning on the 1st of every month) while adding new stories which may or may not appear in the publication.

This way, fruit and vegetable farmers are getting the information they need, on time, on demand.

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Farm politician rises above the weather
Vegetable growers win Outstanding Young Farmers Award
Consumers provide the weather vane for these B.C. winners
Double dumping: imported greenhouse peppers and unwanted pest plague growers
The Canadian dollar: up, up and away
Ontario apple industry seeks higher acreage fees
Agricultural labour standards come under scrutiny of Supreme Court of Canada
Large words, active ingredients and opportunities
CEO’s report to AGM
Breaking into the biggest Union of them all
Fruit bars: simple ingredients for an ethical, healthy, functional lifestyle
Eight tips for claimants and respondents facing arbitration
AGM: Delegates sharpen tools to keep industry competitive
AGM: Opportunities exist in bioeconomy, food and health, and the environment
AGM: How research is prioritized and funded is changing profoundly
AGM: Easing the regulatory burden for growers
AGM: Slow progress made in safety nets
AGM: The regulatory system is more responsive
SPRAYING: More training needed for crop protection products
SPRAYING: Best practices in fungicide application
SPRAYING: Increase pesticide spray application efficiency in greenhouses
SPRAYING: Changing crops for changing markets
Practice makes perfect: improve crop management through trial and error
Vineland adds “agronauts” to its roster of expertise
Canadian Horticultural Council: update
Agricultural impact study digs up new stats on the Holland Marsh
Event Calender Editorials and Comments
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Annual Meeting
Canadian International Farm Show
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Apple Scab Workshop
Risk Management Program proposal: my views only!
China’s one -child policy affects ginseng demand
AGCare news and notes
VEGETABLE VIEWPOINT: Managing bacterial disease in transplant production: tomato and pepper
Phosphorus management in vegetables: money in the bank
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