With more than 1,300 megawatts of greenhouse load seeking to connect in Ontario by 2025, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is calling for proposals for innovative projects focused on reducing electricity demand from indoor agriculture. Total available funding is up to $2.5 million. IESO will accept proposals from November 18, 2019 to February 14, 2020. 

The world will be welcomed to the vineyards of Ontario’s grape and wine industry from July 12-16, 2020. It’s the first time to host the International Cool Climate Wine Symposium.  

British Columbia’s 80 cranberry growers have completed half of the harvest from 6,300 acres. Quality is good but quantity is down from last year’s bumper crop.

Kam’s Growers Supply is teaming up with the Bioline brand of biological control.  It’s a growing trend of learning how to integrate biologicals and traditional methods of pest control.

USDA has declared the country free of plum pox virus after a 20-year battle. It’s a huge milestone for the $6.3 billion stone fruit industry.