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The sky’s the limit
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DR. MOHYUDDIN MIRZA
Setting industry roots
Christie Pollack describes the process she and her husband Tanner undertook to set up their garden centre. See story page 10.
Editorial 4
Industry News 6
New Varieties 8
Business Issues 10
Garden centre dream has become a reality.
Technology Issues 12
Wastewater energy capture is an innovative process.
CGC16 recap 18
This year’s Canadian Greenhouse Conference drew large crowds and plenty of accolades.
From horticulture to cannabis 26 Ten essential steps greenhouse growers must take to be successful.
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This bud’s not for everyone
This coming spring, Ottawa will announce how it plans to legalize, regulate and restrict access to recreational marijuana.
The government has been studying the issue for much of this year.
Part of the groundwork has been set by its handling of medicinal marijuana production and distribution. Ottawa set the bar extremely high for companies growing medicinal marijuana. It’s very difficult to meet the standards, as many would-be applicants have learned. The investment in crop quality consistency and security is substantial. The paperwork is extensive. The monitoring is comprehensive.
It’s clearly not for those easily discouraged or those with shoestring budgets. And the template will undoubtedly be the same for those growing cannabis for the recreational market. The regulations will be restrictive and distribution channels will be under tight controls. The security protocols will be daunting.
indicate they are “likely to consume” the product, sales would be as high as $8.7 billion. Deloitte estimates it would require over 600,000 kilograms of marijuana each year to supply even the low-end level of recreational consumption.
The government hosted its own online survey, though the results have not yet been released. But as the Toronto Star noted, the survey attracted 30,000 respondents, compared to 47 who offered input on proposed changes to the Canada Pension Plan.
You only have to look to Colorado to get a sense of how large an industry it can be across Canada. A Time magazine report found legalized marijuana was a $2.4 billion industry in the state in 2015. It was clearly the fastest growing business sector in the state with the creation of 18,000 jobs, according to the Denver-based Marijuana Policy Group.
The Canadian Medical Association, in its submission to the federal government’s task force, offers
It’s important to note that public sentiment is clearly split on the issue. The recent Deloitte study of 5,000 Canadian found about 40 per cent of respondents favour legalization, with 36 per cent opposed and the rest undecided.
The Deloitte report finds that about 22 per cent of the population use marijuana recreationally “on at least an occasional basis,” while an additional 17 per cent indicate a willingness to try it if it were legal.
Deloitte notes that on recreational sales alone, the Canadian market could generate about $5 billion per year to start. If you add in those who
several key recommendations. It calls for a minimum age of 21, that there be no consumption in public areas due to the risks associated with second hand smoke, and that no home cultivation be permitted.
The countdown is underway. The government is preparing its tools of governance. It’s unlikely implementation will be swift – the process will stretch over a number of years.
But its impact on Canadian greenhouse horticulture in general – in terms of lighting technologies, alternative crop interest and career opportunities – will be significant.
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The 2016-17 Innovation Report offers a variety of articles on Vineland Research & Innovation Centre research programs, ranging from biocontrol, consumer insights, apple and greenhouse tomato breeding, and automation technologies, to name but a few. Features include:
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OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMERS
Adrian and Jodi Roelands of Roelands Plant Farms Inc. have been selected as Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016. Roelands Plant Farms Inc. is a greenhouse operation in southwestern Ontario where Adrian and Jodi custom grow premium cucumber, tomato and pepper seedlings for sale to vegetable production greenhouses.
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Since construction of the greenhouse in 2013, they have already expanded twice, bringing their total operation to 12 acres.
Both Adrian and Jodi have been involved in agriculture their whole lives. Adrian grew up on a farrow to finish hog operation, and Jodi grew up working alongside her family on their broiler breeder operation. Even before they got married, it was evident
that farming together was in their future –it was just a matter of how and when.
In 2012 they made the decision to venture out on their own, and by early 2013 they began construction on four acres of greenhouse propagation space on their farm. The operation started with just the two of them, and quickly grew to 60 full-time employees and another 100 seasonal staff.
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A business dream becomes a reality
It became very clear in May 2012 that I was meant to start a greenhouse with my husband Tanner. Even though I had graduated from Olds College with a diploma in production horticulture seven years earlier, building a greenhouse was not a dream I ever thought would happen. In fact, I had convinced myself after graduating that owning a greenhouse was going to be impossible.
Ending up in High Prairie, Alberta (located in northern Alberta) was never my plan, but it was the best thing that ever happened because it created the biggest opportunity of my life (so
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far). In the early spring of 2012, it was like all the pieces clicked together. There wasn’t a greenhouse within an hour of town and we happened to live only two kilometres from High Prairie. No one had started or operated a seasonal greenhouse for years and I had a background in horticulture. I had heard repeatedly from locals about how nice it would be to have a greenhouse near town.
And here we lived just off the main highway and had access to good roads. Click! It all made sense!
At that moment, Tanner and I began our research into building and opening our very own greenhouse.
We knew it would take a lot of homework, study and planning. We developed a game plan.
1/ The very first thing we did was to determine if we could get a loan to build one. Honestly, we were still financially recovering from college and university loans and buying our first vehicles.
We were just getting by. But we had recently read an article published by Farm Credit Canada (FCC) outlining a new loan opportunity for young farmers under 40 (I turned 28 during the summer of 2012). We phoned the nearest FCC office and made an appointment – it couldn’t hurt to find out more information.
2/ The second thing we did was to join our provincial greenhouse association, Alberta Greenhouse Growers Association (AGGA). What an important move. We knew that if we were pursuing the idea of building and owning a greenhouse, we needed to gather a lot of resources, meet people within the industry, and attend training events through the association. AGGA members were very encouraging and helpful.
3/ The third step we took was finding out if the land we wanted to build the greenhouse on was properly zoned. Again, we phoned our Municipal District, made an appointment with the development officer, and gathered information on all the paperwork we needed to file for our project to be approved.
4/The fourth step was sending in a water sample for testing at a lab. Was the water we intended to use to water the plants usable? We were in luck – the water test came back with great results!
5/ The fifth step was hiring professional help. This is so important for anyone hoping to start a new business. We didn’t really know what we were doing and knew we could use business and personal coaching. So, we hired a business coach using a grant from the Alberta government and hired a personal coach for working on creating tools for managing our new life.
Finally by the end of 2012, after more then six months of research, tours, interviews with contractors, and planning (gathering quotes and estimates), we went into FCC with our completed business plan, cash flow projections, and financial statements.
This was the beginning of a new and interesting life. We could feel it. We will look at the launch of our business in the January edition. Stay tuned!
Christie and Tanner Pollack are owners of Christie’s Gardens and Greenhouses, located near High Prairie, Alberta, one of the province’s newest garden centres. Christie was named one of this year’s Top 10 Under 40 award winners by Greenhouse Canada.
The construction phase went well.
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Wastewater energy capture
The technology has already been adopted by one B.C. greenhouse.
In recent times, sewage heat recovery has emerged as one of the most ingenious methods of obtaining energy from an alternate resource. The central idea revolves around using the energy from the hot water leaving the building to reheat the cold water entering it. This system has been successfully integrated into several condos across the country, and it is encouraging to note that it could be installed in a greenhouse as well.
The wastewater collected from the pipes leaving the various units in the building is subject to a filter that winnows out solid
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The system has greenhouse potential.
impurities leaving behind energy rich water.
A heat exchanger is then used to collect the energy from the water, and to transfer it to a closed-pipe system housing a carrier fluid. This is generally water or some other refrigerant. The heat thus extracted from the hot water leaving a building is used to reheat ordinary water.
A number of communities and districts have adopted these sewage heat recovery systems in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In most cases, they have built them into their residential units or condos. However, there is concrete evidence that even greenhouses and retail garden centres can benefit from this technological wonder. In a game changing move, International Wastewater Systems, based in Canada, has successfully incorporated a sewage heat-exchange system in
a greenhouse in Sechelt, British Columbia. The greenhouse is part of the Sechelt Water Resource Centre, which has been fashioned to meet the standards of the LEED Gold accreditation.
The heat-exchange system installed there is equipped to provide energy for most of the requirements of the Water Resource Centre. This includes heating and cooling the water that is circulated throughout the greenhouse, which amounts to several thousand cubic metres, as well as heating and cooling the interiors in order to maintain optimum levels of temperature.
Interestingly, on setting up a heat-exchange system that draws its strength from the heat in the wastewater leaving the greenhouse, the Sechelt Water Resource Centre was able to cut down the energy costs by an impressive margin. At its current level of operation, nearly 75 per cent of the energy requirement in the greenhouse is met by the internally established energy-exchange system.
Extending this technology to greenhouses and retail garden centres is an attractive option and an achievable possibility. There are several ways in which this will benefit the commercial greenhouses, the growers, as well as the planet at large. The dramatic reduction in consumption of harmful sources of energy is one important advantage. Following as a close second is the immense cutback on the costs involved in running a greenhouse. With so many positive outcomes possible, the technology of treating hot wastewater appears to be a promising alternative.
Lynn Mueller is president of International Wastewater Systems, based in Vancouver. He has been a leading advocate of sustainable space conditioning energy systems for the last 25 years. He was the president of WaterFurnace Canada, and following that he was the president of Earth Source Energy Inc. He was responsible for a large number of advanced sustainable energy systems including the Shangri La Hotel and Mole Hill, a city block of 27 restored heritage homes in downtown Vancouver. Mueller has pioneered many innovative energy approaches and has launched a new company International Wastewater Systems to recover the 400 billion kilowatt hours of energy that goes down the drain every year in North America. IWS has successfully developed the Sharc technology and is well under way to implementing the system around the world. www.sewageheatrecovery.com
Truly growing like a weed
With legalization on the horizon, and medical cannabis demand growing at a rate of 10 per cent per month, the Canadian marijuana market is ready to roll
BY TREENA HEIN
It seems like just yesterday, but it was back in 2001 that the federal government passed the “Marijuana Medical Access Regulations” (MMAR). This law allowed patients, with their doctors’ support, to apply directly to Health Canada to grow their own cannabis.
However, due to a number of concerns over cannabis being grown in neighbourhood settings, in April 2014 the feds passed the “Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations” (MMPR). With this law, patients with a prescription could only fill it through producers licensed by Health Canada.
Due to a recent successful court case objecting to this update, the new “Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations” (ACMPR) was passed earlier this year. This legislation merged the previous two sets of regulations, again allowing patients the option to either produce a small registered amount of medical cannabis for themselves, designate someone else to do it for them, or purchase medical marijuana from a licensed producer.
The new regulations also require licensed
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producers to provide more information on the label and perform validated quality testing.
There are now 35 licensed cannabis producers in Canada, according to Cannabis Canada, Canada’s official producer association that formed in 2014. About 31 of those are actually in production and only 21 have a licence to sell. Producers are concentrated in Ontario (at least 12) and British Columbia (at least six).
Seventeen producers make up the current membership of Cannabis Canada. Executive director Colette Rivet says about 10 members do warehouse cultivation and the rest are in greenhouses. There seems to be a rising trend towards greenhouse cultivation.
Canadian producers are using both hydroponic and soil media, Rivet says, with some aquaponics (at “Green Relief” in Flamborough, Ontario, for example) and some aeroponic production initiated as well (Tweed Inc.).
Tweed Inc., a subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corporation, produces cannabis in both a greenhouse (in Niagara-on-the-Lake) and an
indoor warehouse facility (in the former Hershey’s chocolate factory in Smiths Falls).
“Both use soil as growing mediums, though we are experimenting with aeroponics for the indoor growing space to see what that could do for us,” explains director of communications Jordan Sinclair. “We started the indoor facility first and shipped our first product from Smiths Falls in May 2014. The greenhouse came slightly later, and is meant to provide diversity and a larger scale for us.”
Sinclair says growing in the greenhouse is more cost-efficient and growing indoors is more controllable. “Natural light is great for the electricity bill,” he says. “But it does lead to slightly longer flowering time because you can’t control every variable the same way you can in a greenhouse.”
While there are some differences in meeting the Health Canada regulations for both types of cultivation, Sinclair says he wouldn’t call one more onerous than the other.
GGS Structures – a designer, manufacturer and installer of commercial greenhouse systems in Vineland, Ontario – has developed considerable expertise in recent years in helping marijuana growers meet the regulations. Crop specialist Gerry Harrison says their cannabis-related U.S. sales are increasing. They are also getting requests on a daily basis from those in Canada hoping to obtain licences, as well as some Canadian licensed producers who plan to expand.
Harrison says ventilation is the most expensive component of an indoor grow facility. On the other hand, “for growing in greenhouses where the air is exhausted, odour is a problem and so far, no one has a good solution,” he says.
“There are systems that mask odour but do not eliminate it. The problem here is that the people operating under the MMAR program do not have any restrictions on odour and the new regulations do not address this question.”
Two years ago, GGS was testing LEDs for marijuana yield and more, said Harrison. “In the U.S., we have visited installations using LED lights and it seems that their production is less than what is expected,” he says. “However, LED lights are the way to go in areas where real estate is extremely expensive and a two-tier growing system is needed.”
For flowering, the cycle of 12 hours of light and12 hours of darkness is still the norm. Most cannabis growers use drip irrigation because they are not very familiar with a flood system.
INDUSTRY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
The biggest trend in the Canadian cannabis industry is, simply put, growth. Legalization for recreational cannabis is on the horizon, possibly within the next two to three years, and Rivet says that in the meantime, medical cannabis demand is growing at a rate of 10 per cent per month.
“Some patients wanted to grow their own and now they can again,” she says. “There are 8000 to 10,000 physicians who prescribe it right now and that’s growing. Some doctors in urban centres are becoming specialists in medical cannabis, and more patients are understanding the benefits and seeking this treatment.”
This is all translating into increasing interest from the business community. About 400 applicants are currently waiting for licences.
Tied into growing demand, says Rivet, is a long-awaited trend of research into cannabis. Indications for use are being explored, as well as using cannabis for harm minimization (for example, eliminating addiction to opioids).
Other research areas include products with and without THC, the properties of various varieties (with between 100 to 300 varieties now being grown commercially in Canada), and how the mode of ingestion affects symptom relief.
Sinclair, at Tweed, says they are now able to convert the cannabinoids into other delivery forms (aside from the standard dried cannabis flowers) that the customer smokes or vaporizes.
“Now we’ve got oils and we’re also looking at lotions and pills,” he says. “That’s the future of the medical cannabis space –diverse delivery methods that doctors can choose from.”
While demand is growing and progress in research is being made, there are still major industry challenges.
Rivet stresses that accessing the market is difficult because advertising is not currently permitted. Also, the process of getting licensed is difficult and time-consuming, with capital requirements in the millions of dollars.
However, Cannabis Canada wants to keep the same rigorous requirements going forward [perhaps to keep the playing field level for those who have come before and new entrants]. “We are also strongly recommending to Health Canada that medical cannabis not be taxed,” Rivet says. “We have made these and other recommendations in our submission to the Task Force on legalization, which you can read on our website.”
The Task Force on legalization had planned to submit its final report to the federal government in November, which will
contain recommendations on minimum age requirements, the best ways for the government to sell cannabis, and more. The Task Force has warned that legalization will involve upfront expenses – to implement regulations, train police, etc. – before the tax revenue starts to flow.
Task Force members have visited the U.S. to find out more about controversial issues such as accidental ingestion of marijuana-infused treats, especially by children, and Colorado has recently passed legislation relating to this. CBC News reports that in the first six months of 2016, U.S. consumers spent US $73.5 million on edible cannabis products, according to research firm BDS Analytics.
Sinclair names doctor education as a large industry hurdle, with “only a small percentage” of doctors writing prescriptions for cannabis at this point in time. While the College of Family Physicians Canada recently issued guidelines to its members for prescribing cannabis, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) recently stated that most physicians have little or no knowledge about prescribing, or the differences between strains.
“Aside from that, I’d say the biggest challenges come from how fast we’re growing,” Sinclair says. “I would say that the regulations for recreational cannabis will be strict, similar to what we’re already doing. For that reason, I think we’re in an incredibly good spot and poised to expand our business to meet the demand of an increasing medical space, alongside the new opportunities presented by a legal recreational market.”
Treena Hein is a freelance writer in Ontario.
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Large crowds, soldout trade show
All signs point to success with this year’s edition of the Canadian Greenhouse Conference
BY DAVE HARRISON
There were a lot of smiling faces at this year’s Canadian Greenhouse Conference, held in the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls.
Organizers were definitely pleased with a soldout bus tour of Niagara area greenhouses, a sold-out opening day banquet (The Gathering), and a sold-out – and expanded – trade show.
Attendance was up as the lecture halls were quite busy, including, for example, a standing room only lighting session. The trade show aisles were rarely short of browsing customers.
“Attendance was up significantly,” said trade show chairman Allan van Staalduinen. “Both days of the conference had more people than the previous years.”
This year the floriculture sessions were held in
second level lecture halls, and there was minimal confusion.
“We have received positive feedback from both exhibitors and attendees on pretty much every facet of the show,” said van Staalduinen. “There were many comments about the quality of the speaker program and exhibitors were happy with the traffic on the trade show floor.”
He added that there seemed to be a positive buzz around the show, “which maybe speaks to solid industry growth and health.”
Here are some of the highlights.
BUS TOUR
The bus tour, as noted earlier, was full. It’s one of
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the main draws for many out-of-province attendees, and this year was no exception.
First stop was St. David’s Hydroponics, one of North America’s largest growers of greenhouse bell peppers with over 70 acres in production – and plans for a further 25 acres. The company was founded in 1985 and has incorporated the latest technologies. About 55 per cent of its production is trucked to the U.S.
St. David’s collects rainwater in ponds for use in its closed loop irrigation system. They have double screens, grow pipes and a driverless internal transport system. At the end of the season, their chopped plant material is sent to a local methane digester.
Next up was Sunshine Express Garden Centre, owned by Andy and Brenda Fluit. It’s open from March through to Christmas Eve, and draws customers from throughout southern Ontario.
They grow about 95 per cent of what
they sell at their nearby production facility.
While competitive with big box stores on price, their main advantage is exceptional plant quality and customer service. “Our growing reputation is in
every plant we sell,” is their slogan. The store is big on signage, providing customers with great information. Word of mouth advertising is a great sales tool, and they get many repeat customers who jam the parking lots in peak season.
RIGHT Andy Fluit, at left, welcomes John Bouw of Alberta to Sunshine Express.
“Consumers want to understand who we are and what
do. The best person to explain this is a farmer.”
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The store prides itself on being closed Sundays, “our family day,” as noted on the website.
The tour then visited W. Martens Greenhouse, a major cucumber operation. They are big believers in diffused glass, which was incorporated into last year’s seven-acre expansion. The farm has a total of 15 acres.
They are picking about six days earlier under diffused glass, with 10 to 20 per cent higher production overall.
They’re considering adding supplemental lighting, given the positive reports they’ve heard.
The farm has a biomass boiler system that burns wood chips. The Martens like the system, but note it requires a lot of maintenance, unlike natural gas boilers where “you flip a switch and walk away.”
The tour then travelled to the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, with a quick tour of several projects. Welcoming the group was Dr. Michael Brownbridge, research director of horticultural systems, who outlined the history and innovation mandate of the centre.
A unique tomato breeding program is well underway, and is a collaboration involving Dr. Amy Bowen, who heads the consumer insights team; biochemist Dr. David Liscombe; and vegetable breeder Dr. Valerio Primomo. Their research is focusing on the traits consumers find most desirable in tomato varieties.
Dr. Viliam Zvalo, a specialist in vegetable production systems, outlined his work with alternative crops, including eggplant. Grafting has been quite effective, he noted.
(One estimate says eggplant consumption is expected to increase 130 per cent by 2030 to 55 million kilograms, and much of the current supply is imported.)
Drs. Anissa Poleatewich (plant pathology) and Rose Buitenhuis (biological control) discussed the effects of bio-inoculants on root diseases and pests in hydroponic tomato production.
Dr. David Gholami described some of Vineland’s sensor technology work, noting it will allow growers to monitor exactly what is going on in their plants.
The final stop on the tour was Northend Gardens, owned by Ted and Carrie Oorsprong.
The focus of our visit was on what is probably the most talked about new plant to debut in the North American market in many years – Medinilla Magnifica.
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They produce blooms of up to 18” in length and flower up to three months. It was named Best New Flowering Plant at the TPIE show in 2012, and is a show stopper wherever it is displayed.
It was a plant Ted had noticed during a visit to his uncle’s house in the Netherlands, and he was soon in contact with the breeder. “We introduced it to the North American market about five years ago,” Ted noted. “The market is growing.”
It’s a challenging plant to grow, he said, and they’ve received a lot of help from consultant Dr. Theo Blom. For example, the light levels here are much different than they are in the Netherlands.
Northend Gardens has produced all of its own marketing tools for the plant, and hosts an educational website (www.medinilla.ca) and Facebook page to help
consumers care for their plants.
EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS
This year’s keynote session looked at “The Future of the Greenhouse Industry – From Energy Consumer to Energy Supplier.”
Dr. Silke Hemming leads the greenhouse technology research team at Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands. The Dutch have set “high” targets for energy savings in the horticulture sector, she explained, and outlined the progress to date.
The goal is to have newly constructed greenhouses “climate neutral” by 2020, and the entire sector environmentally sustainable by 2050.
One focus is on the maximum use of natural sunlight, she explained.
TOP Allan van Staalduinen, at left, congratulates Lorne King, one of this year’s Volunteer Award winners.
system at St. David’s Hydroponics.
The Dutch industry is also capitalizing on cogen where possible (70 per cent of the total greenhouse acreage), and is making good strides in studying the potential of geothermal heating.
Diffuse light materials are quite effective, resulting in yield increases of up to 10 per cent. Light is distributed more equally throughout the crop.
The “Winterlight Greenhouse” project is hoping to achieve 10 per cent more natural sunlight into the greenhouse in the October to March period. Innovation elements include the roof shape, orientation, angle and materials; diffuse cover materials and condensation control; screening systems; and crop strategies, such as high-wire cucumbers and cultivars that do better under low light conditions.
The “VenlowEnergy Greenhouse” is a highly insulated greenhouse that has already achieved savings of between 50 and 70 per cent in tomato crops compared to traditional commercial operations. Similar savings have also been achieved with cucumbers, and the researchers are now looking at sweet peppers.
Targeting millenials: Retail guru John Stanley was perhaps the busiest speaker at CGC’16, taking the podium at three sessions.
In his first talk, he noted the importance of social media in connecting with millenials. Instagram is the fastest growing social media channel, he noted, and stores can benefit by using it.
Retailers are increasingly looking to online sales, and millenials are drawn to this.
It’s important to “engage the consumer” with events such as “make and take” workshops.
Fairy gardens are a serious trend, he noted, as are in-store coffee shops. The latter is much more common in Europe than it is in North America.
Fresh food retailing is another trend to watch.
With signage, be sure to include three characteristics of the plant in addition to the price.
Promoting perennials: Renowned horticulturist and broadcast media veteran Kenneth Beattie discussed perennials and their growth as a product line.
“Our industry touches so many people in so many ways,” he said.
But while consumers love the products, they still have to learn how to use them. Display gardens are important, and he suggested setting up theme presentations, such as pollinator gardens, “moon gardens” with white or greyish plants that shine in the moonlight, winter gardens, and/or sensory gardens.
“Give visitors the wow factor with large displays of perennials.”
He suggested garden centres should include a healthy assortment of grasses, which are proving increasingly popular with consumers.
City harvests: Urban farming is another growing trend, particularly in the U.S. Offering his “Lowdown on Vertical Farming” was Henry Gordon-Smith, founder of the popular blog Agritecture.com. He’s also director of business development with Blue Planet Consulting, based in Brooklyn, New York.
He said the roots of urban farming go back to 600 B.C. with the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. And in 1909, the earliest drawing of a vertical farm was published in Life magazine.
One key to the growth of urban farming operations has been the price drop of LEDs, he said.
Most urban farming projects have a payback of between six to seven years, with some of only four to five years.
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Vertical farming, he explained, is defined as the practice of producing food in vertically stacked layers, vertically inclined surfaces, and/or integrated in other structures.
“Some vertical systems are now being placed in supermarkets,” he said.
Non-traditional IPM: Cara McCreary, OMAFRA greenhouse vegetable IPM specialist, discussed how the industry is “Breaking Patterns with Non-Traditional IPM.”
Plant extracts were probably the
earliest biopesticides, with nicotine used to control plum beetles in the 17th century. In 1835, experiments using fungus (Beauveria bassiana) to cause infectious disease in silkworm were carried out. And in 1988, the first largescale release of lady beetles to control scale in citrus was launched in California.
Bacillus thuringiensis was released in 1938 in France as the first commercially available bio-insecticide.
Biopesticide usage is increasing 10 per cent per year globally, with North
America accounting for about 45 per cent of sales.
McCreary also discussed the differences between biopesticides and biostimulants. Biopesticides are designed for pest and disease management and are regulated by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
Biostimulants work to enhance plant nutrition, health, growth and productivity and are regulated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Biopesticides are derived from natural sources, such as bacteria, fungi, plants, animals and minerals. They target specific pests or diseases, meaning less impact on beneficials. They prevent, or at least, delay resistance.
Other benefits include no worker exposure issues, short residue period and short restricted entry intervals, along with short pre-harvest intervals. They’re easy to integrate within any IPM program and can be rotated with conventional pesticides. Many have little negative impact on the surrounding ecosystems and human health.
McCreary emphasized the importance of using them at label rates only.
Young consumers: Dr. Brigid Behe of Michigan State University discussed the need for different approaches to get Gen X and Gen Y consumers to buy plants.
It’s important to include young people in visuals used in all your marketing materials.
Gardening in urban settings is much different than in suburban or rural settings, due to the smaller spaces available for plants.
Garden centres must be good sources of information for younger consumers who will need a lot of help getting started. An easy-to-navigate website is essential.
Retailers should also engage children and their parents in their programs.
New additions: The trade show, which was expanded this year, was sold out. Among new exhibitors was Fire The Imagination, which has a unique line of gift items geared to young people. The booth welcomed a steady stream of visitors over the two days, including John Stanley, who said the product line is ideal for garden centre retailing.
Next year’s conference will be held Oct. 4-5, again at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls.
From Horticulture to Cannabis
Ten essential steps greenhouse growers must take to be successful
BY LEIGH COULTER
A decade ago the last thing you would want to hear is that your business has gone to pot! But that was then and this is now; it’s an old idiom worthy of a new definition.
The times, they are a-changin’!
If you’re a successful greenhouse grower in North America it’s unlikely that the rise of the legal marijuana movement has gone unnoticed. Never before has the cultivation of a plant received so much media attention. Never before has one plant genus had so much market potential. Never before has there been so much interest in horticulture technology, skills and know-how.
Many of today’s flowering plant greenhouse growers will become marijuana greenhouse growers as a dynamic new marijuana industry continues to evolve. Several already have.
As you consider the value proposition of the marijuana crop for your greenhouse business, be mindful of these necessary steps on your road to success.
1/ You need to understand the regulations and application process for
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your geographic region. And you need to stay on top of ever-present changes
In the United States, every state has a different set of rules and regulations. In addition, every state has a different application process. Requirements for growing, tracking and packaging have all seen a series of changes as governments and consumers, growers and technology catch up to the pace of mainstream marijuana acceptance.
In Canada there are federal regulations in place for medical marijuana. But we can hardly go a month without learning of a new adjustment to the system that sends applicants in a flurry of activity to catch up to the new set of rules.
2/ Solidify local government relationships. We have seen more deals go sideways because a town or county has not welcomed the idea of a marijuana grow operation.
Basic business strategic planning requires you to know weaknesses and threats; don’t just get caught up on your strengths and opportunities. Finding out early that your mayor will never back your marijuana growing plan lets you refocus
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on another site, or abandon your plans before there are large expenditures.
3/ Fine-tune and document all your procedures.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are the lifeblood of the application process. Marijuana is a controlled substance, so there are rigorous tracking, tracing, access, handling, and cleanliness procedures, etc. You may consider hiring a consultant for this part of the application process. We have worked with several
good ones and can provide growers with assistance in this direction.
4/ Security is not a concern for most greenhouse growers … until you start growing marijuana.
If you’re a typical greenhouse grower, you never thought greenhouse security would be one of your top concerns when planning your next expansion. Welcome to marijuana growing. Not only is your greenhouse crop now incredibly valuable on the open market, and therefore a target for
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theft, but extensive security systems are part of every licensing regulation.
Hybrid greenhouses, with metal walls, and glass or poly roofs, have become very popular for marijuana businesses in part for the perceived value of hiding your crop from public view. While the greenhouse structure itself can be modified for additional security you will want to work with an experienced security team to design a complete package.
5/ Understand the market. This is not your normal flower or potted plant consumer.
Marijuana enthusiasts are passionate people, many of whom have been fighting for marijuana recognized status for a long time. If you’re prepared to be really engaged with the marijuana industry then you need to understand how and why it’s used.
Medical marijuana users have different plant needs than adults who choose to consume marijuana for personal enjoyment. Strain selection, processing decisions, sales and distribution will all vary depending on who your target consumer is.
Advertising and marketing restrictions on a plant that is classified as a drug won’t make reaching your intended customer base easy. Joining industry groups, reading cannabis trade magazines, and attending marijuana business trade shows will get you started in the right direction.
6/ Harvesting and testing cannabis requires new processes that are not part of typical horticulture production.
While there is an emerging market for cannabis propagators who sell starter plants to other licensed growers, the vast majority of marijuana growers will be harvesting the bud. This marijuana flower is then dried before packaging for sales. Not only does the marijuana grower need to have a drying room, but also marijuana testing is required by every state and across Canada. Some growers have set up in-house testing facilities, but most will work with an accredited lab to test their marijuana for moulds and pesticide residue.
In addition to selling marijuana flowers, many growers have vertically integrated into processing cannabis oil. Further processing may raise the value-added product offerings of a marijuana grower,
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use for the cannabis leaves. All of these additional processing considerations need to be part of the marijuana growers overarching business plan.
7/ Realize that you don’t know everything about growing marijuana plants.
We have heard from some growers that they don’t need help with the cultivation side, because cannabis is just another plant and they know how to grow plants. But I don’t know too many tomato growers who would switch to growing lettuce in their greenhouses without spending time to learn about the new plant.
There are many growers who have grown marijuana under medical licences for years; discounting their knowledge is a mistake. Find growers who are open to change and also realize they don’t know everything. As marijuana legalization spreads around the world the importance of merging cannabis growing experience and horticultural production efficiencies will continue to grow.
8/ How you grow will be partly determined by your marijuana licence. Depending on the licensing regulations that you fall under it may be more desirable to grow large cannabis trees, or it may be preferable to grow smaller plants with a denser footprint (referred to by marijuana cultivators as sea of green). Irrigation, benching and material handling equipment are some of the systems that will need to be designed with the cannabis cultivation licensing limits in mind.
9/ Modify your greenhouse environment to provide the ideal crop environment for cannabis growing.
We can retrofit existing greenhouses, or help you purpose-build a greenhouse for your marijuana business. Designing the greenhouse facility incorporates: structure, greenhouse lighting, blackout, fertigation and irrigation, greenhouse heating, ventilation and cooling systems, environmental controls, benches, material handling, zone segmentation, etc. As with any greenhouse environment the specific needs of the crop are what determine the systems, processes, and greenhouse structure.
10/ Make sure you are well-capitalized.
From application fees, to licensing bonds, security systems, and administration of regulatory compliance, the marijuana industry is an
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expensive industry to be a part of. The capital costs of setting up a marijuana greenhouse are excessive when you compare it to traditional farming. On top of that, obtaining starter plants has its challenges as cross-border trade is almost entirely illegal at this point, and entering a brand new industry means there may be a sizable gap between production expenses and revenue.
With parallels being drawn between the emerging legalization of marijuana, and the end of alcohol prohibition in the 1930s, there is big money being invested by sophisticated investors. Among the money men backing big marijuana is Peter Thiel – one of the founders of PayPal – who has invested $75 million in Privateer Holdings.
Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn, who has already purchased two supply
companies and, according to Forbes magazine, also intends to invest a “half a billion in the pot business.”
Entering a new business venture is both exciting and challenging, and when it comes to marijuana the landscape is rapidly changing. Commercial greenhouse technology and largescale production expertise will further advance the cannabis movement.
Leigh Coulter is the president of GGS Structures Inc. and Niagrow Systems Ltd. GGS has been building greenhouses for growers around the world since 1979. Learn more at ggsstructures.com/gc.
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THE SKY’S The Limit with Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is a growing trend, especially in urban settings. It’s not easy, and success or failure will depend on your knowledge from seeds to sales. The learning curve will indeed loom large.
BY DR. MOHYUDDIN MIRZA
Cold climate, economic downturn, empty buildings and warehouses have always spurred interest in indoor horticulture. Various terms have been used, such as indoor farming, vertical farming, container growing, vertical walls, and many others.
My memories took me back to 1985 when I got involved with a warehouse farming project in Spruce Grove, Alberta. A computer engineer there had become fascinated with using technologies he had developed and he had learned to grow plants on a hydroponics system. He built a smaller unit inside a building, installed a few high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps and started experimenting with growing lettuce. The goal was to grow butterhead
lettuce of a size comparable to what was being imported from the U.S. Considerable time was spent in experimenting and research. Resolving tip burn issues, root tip death, nutritional deficiencies and some time toxicities were just a few of the challenges. I remember changing the nutrient program and we did produce some excellent crops … and some not-so-good crops. Finally, a very impressive indoor farm was built in a large warehouse. Included were five levels, sections of eavestroughs that stretched from the planting end to the harvest end, robots for transplanting lettuce, a water recycling system, and good packing equipment.
The focus was on growing and marketing butterhead lettuce in
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the range of at least 250 to 300 grams. The biggest cost was in maintaining the proper temperature for lettuce.
In a year’s time this facility was out of business and the reason was the market. Wholesalers would not pay more than what they were paying for lettuce from the U.S., although the quality was good, and it was locally produced with no pesticides applied.
Today there is considerable interest in building and operating vertical farms and there are many different types of vertical farming systems that have been built or are being built. There are claims of proprietary technologies and design patents. Here are few examples of projects in which I have had some role in their development.
Photo A: This is an A Frame vertical growing system using PVC pipes with holes. Plants are inserted into two-inch diameter pipes containing a growing medium. Water and nutrients are supplied from the side (black pipes) and drained on the other side into a tank. The pH and EC are adjusted and the nutrient solution is recycled.
Photo B: A crop of Swiss chard and other leafy greens. Sunlight is the only source of light. There is no separate temperature control system. Reasonably good crops are being grown by some growers. Tip burn is still an issue with some lettuce varieties.
Photo C: A grower built this learning model inside a greenhouse to grow leafy greens with LED lights. It featured four layers. This was his prototype for aquaculture.
Photo D: This room has been fitted with lights and fans for air circulation for growing microgreens.
Photo E: LED lights can be utilized.
You can also use a vertical unit of several layers in a warehouse. Building simple vertical units, looking much like shoe racks inside a greenhouse, is a popular concept. You can easily buy them, stack them, put trays in and start growing.
I have also seen plants grown in a vertical setup. Here, pipes or troughs are placed on walls and plants are grown in holes. Basically, the idea is to use the maximum amount of space. How you provide light will vary based on the setup. What knowledge is essential to make these ventures successful?
In my opinion growers or would-be growers may try to fit
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the plants into a manufacturing type of warehouse. They may forget that plants have their own business and if that business is not conducted properly and optimally, then forget about your own business.
Before talking about essential plant parameters, check with the bylaws, development permits and building permit requirements. A grower has to spend several thousands of dollars to get drawings made for the structure, plumbing, water use, etc.
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In many vertical farms, the grow structures are built inside a warehouse and there is no sunlight available. At best, sunlight may be made available by installing windows at the roof and some light may come in for the top layer.
The biggest challenge for growers is to select a suitable source of light. The preference for many of them is to go for LED lights. I know of two wouldbe growers who experimented with different types of LED lights at different heights and actually grew plants and recorded their weights, etc. The light distribution, however, was so erratic across the growing surface that there were growth problems. The information from different companies was also difficult to bring to the same level to make good comparisons.
It is not only the light in micro-moles/ sq/m/second but the proper spectrum is also needed. Due diligence is required in selecting lights. Also if you select LED blue and red spectrum lights, then also include some white bulbs for the human eye. The lighting should be comfortable for employees.
It’s important to understand the term “PAR.” Photosynthetically Active Radiation covers the range from 400 to 700 nanometers. Know the language of light when you are talking to suppliers of lights.
Beside PAR, it’s important to also understand the term PBAR –Photobiologically Active Radiation. This includes the UV range from 280 to 400 nanometers and provides some critical information for plants.
Also learn about “kelvin,” the Color Rendering Index, and watts/micromole.
So my suggestion is to ask lots of questions when talking with representatives of LED manufacturing companies and also prepare for your light
distribution in the units you are planning.
For example, if typical beds are four feet by eight feet (32 square feet) and lights are to be installed 12 inches above the beds, then ask how the light will be distributed. Once plants start growing they will reach closer to the light and the top leaves will get much more light. I have seen lower leaves turning yellow on basil, arugula and kale due to poor light. This means you may have to harvest the crops earlier.
I have seen some LED light spreadsheets on 32 sq./ft. production trays ranging from 140 to 280 micromoles/sq.m/second. Under such light spread expect to see plant growth variations.
I see a big challenge in providing proper climate control inside a warehouse for multiple crops. When we talk about climate, we mean temperature, relative humidity and carbon dioxide.
Air conditioning the entire warehouse is one option but it would be expensive. Cooling the warehouse when lights are
on will be required.
You then have to decide how dehumidification is going to be accomplished. I have seen problems where air conditioning units are being used for dehumidification as well. These problems are related to leaf edge burning, leaf tip burn, edema and water condensation inside of young heads of lettuce.
Some growers have suggested covering each unit with some plastic material but then how is the air going to be moved?
Just be aware that if root temperature is higher than leaf temperature, then many of the previously listed problems can develop.
I will write on water and nutrient management, diseases and insect control strategies and some other aspects of vertical farming in an upcoming issue. There will be a learning phase to make vertical farming successful.
Dr. Mohyuddin Mirza is a greenhouse consultant. He can be contacted at drmirzaconsultants@gmail.com.
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Succulents: Here are All the Juicy Details
Hardy or tender, succulents are insanely popular. Their 15 minutes of fame has stretched into years – with no end in sight.
BY JOHN FRIEL
Need evidence that succulent plants are hot?
Here’s some. In recent months, I was invited to speak on succulents at a fruit and vegetable convention, and to a local herb guild. Can you name two industry segments less likely to give a Rhipsalis about such stuff?
Succulents are everywhere: garden centres, public and private gardens, even boutiques that stock no other plants. Their low-maintenance lifestyle makes them equally at home from windowsill to rock garden, from eight-centimetre (3-inch) pots to multi-acre green roofs.
This is no fad, not the Pet Rock of horticulture. But they have this in common with rocks: they’re hard to kill. Sedum is called “stonecrop.”
Sempervivum means “Live forever.” Agave is called “century plant.”
People like plants they can ignore. If you leave for two weeks and nobody waters your houseplants, even your Swedish ivy will die. But your kalanchoe and crassula will barely notice you’re not there. Outdoors, if drought hits and watering is banned, your sedums and sempervivums will be green islands in a brown sea.
Defining characteristics are a waxy epidermis, fewer and smaller pores than most plants, and mucilaginous sap. Succulents are built to suck up all the water they can hold, and hold it.
There are three principal hardy succulent genera. Sedum, a.k.a. stonecrop, is the big one.
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Hundreds of varieties are on the market. Some of the best breeding I’ve seen is by Terra Nova Nurseries. They’re known for their heuchera too, but their sedum genetics are world-class. Intrinsic Perennial Gardens in Illinois has also produced some cool varieties. And Chris Hansen’s SunSparkler® series has exciting colours and forms. Low-growing sedum varieties are the go-to living ingredient in green roofs, which cover everything from bird feeders to convention centres – a topic unto itself.
Next in importance comes sempervivum, hen and chicks, or houseleeks. A new series, Chick Charms®, from Chris Hansen, breathes new life into the genus. As with his sedum intros, the collection features hitherto-unseen colours and novel forms. Little Prince of Oregon Nursery has staked out a cool niche with sempervivum in creative combos, marketed as “Water Misers®.”
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Delosperma, a.k.a. ice plant, is a South African native that grows at high altitudes. Recent breeding has resulted in two nifty series, Jewel of Desert and Wheels of Wonder®, each with a wide range of colourful flowers. Check YouTube for some fun marketing featuring Peter Van Reisen of Concept Plants.
A personal favourite of lesser importance: lewisia, “bitterroot.” Lewisia sells better overseas than here; in Europe and the U.K., it’s a very popular houseplant.
In tender succulents, echeveria is the workhorse genus. Some strongly resemble sempervivum, and both are called “hen and chicks,” but there are significant differences. Echeveria, native to Mexico and South America, is hardy in Zones 9-11. Sempervivum is extremely hardy, down to Zone 3. Echeveria doesn’t die after flowering. In sempervivum, the “hen” blooms and then dies out, leaving the offshoots, the “chicks,” to carry on.
Other key genera: crassula, the jade plant; aloe, with many decorative species besides the classic A. vera; kalanchoe, in sizes ranging from teacup to 41 centimetres (16-inch) cut flower stems; senecio; and even a tender sedum, S. morganianum, a.k.a. “burro’s tail.”
Brilliant marketing, or crime against nature? The “value-added” trick of offering succulents in hues God never contemplated started overseas. But the practice has made landfall in the U.S., where colour-enhanced echeveria are even turning up in brides’ bouquets.
If there’s anything else as hot as succulents, it’s pollinator-friendly gardening. They intersect at sedum. Bees LOVE sedum, especially big-flowering spectabile types.
You want natives with that? Native to eastern North America and hardy to Zone 3, Sedum ternatum is just 15 centimetres (6 inches) tall. Unlike most, it likes shade. Good luck sourcing it, though.
Hardy or tender, succulents are insanely popular. Their 15 minutes of fame has stretched into years – with no end in sight. Get juiced!
John Friel is marketing manager for Emerald Coast Growers, one of North America’s largest liner producers. For more information on perennials, specialty plants or ornamental grasses, call 877-804-7277, e-mail sales@ecgrowers.com or visit www.ecgrowers.com.
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Tel: 519-759-8226 Fax: 519-752-0082
Toll-Free: 1-888-738-7228
e-mail: sales@cravo.com www.cravo.com
Key Personnel: Benjamin Martin
Description: Cravo is the world leader in retractable roof greenhouses, shadehouses, tunnels, and orchard/field covers. Improve profitability using Cravo’s Retractable Roof Production System™ for fruits, vegetables, ornamental and floriculture crops.
DARWIN PERENNIALS
622 Town Rd.
West Chicago, IL 60185 USA
Tel: 1-800-879-2244 Fax: 1-800-234-0370
www.darwinperennials.com
Key Personnel: Mike Klopmeyer, General Manager
Description: Darwin Perennials is a breeder/producer of high quality, vegetatively-propagated perennials sold through multiple distributors in North America. Plants are trialed and approved extensively for successful grower and garden performance.
Description: DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd. designs and manufactures all types of high quality greenhouse structures, as well as turnkey greenhouse systems including heating, cooling, ventilation and benches.
non-electric, water-powered, fertilizer and chemical injectors for the past 43 years. For consistent and accurate injection, Dosatron’s are the growers choice!”
DUBOIS AGRINOVATION INC.
750 Rue Notre-Dame Saint-Rémi, QC J0L 2L0 Canada
Tel: 450-454-3961 Fax: 450-454-6638
Toll-Free: 1-800-667-6279
e-mail: info@duboisag.com
www.duboisag.com
Facebook: fr-ca.facebook.com/duboisag
Description: Dubois Agrinovation’s mission is to be the leader in advice and solutions for irrigation, plastic mulch film, floating row covers, greenhouse & nursery equipment, vineyard & orchard equipment and the effective use of plastic picking basket, harvest containers, and harvest bins.
DÜMMEN ORANGE
250 South High St., Suite 650 Columbus, OH 43215 USA
Description: Confetti Garden® liners, Geraniums, Poinsettias, New Guinea, Impatiens, Hiemalis Begonias, Petunia, Verbena, Calibrachoa, Osteospermum and much more!
ELECTROMECANIQUE
4033 Victoria Ave. Vineland, ON L0R 2C0 Canada
Tel: 905-562-7440 Fax: 905-562-4005
e-mail: emq@bellnet.ca www.electromecanique1.ca
Key Personnel: Daniel Gagnon, Owner/ Technician; Herman Ouwersloot, Office Mgr. Description: Repair and sales of electric motors, pumps, fans, gear boxes, controls, AC inverters and related products. Sprecher & Schuh industrial controls.
Key Personnel: Alex Brouwer, John Lelie, Kevin VanWingerden
Description: Enertec Engineering supplies heating systems, retrofits, system design & engineering services, project consulting and replacement parts. Our key focus is on energy efficiency and optimized performance.
Key Personnel: Jouke Sypkes, joukesypkes@ engageagro.com, Product Manager and Technical Representative, Greenhouse, Nursery and Mushroom
Description: Crop protection products for greenhouse growers across Canada which include Insect Control (FujiMite, Talus, Ambush, Citation, Tristar), Fungicides (Phostrol, Senator, Torrent) and Bio-Fungicides (Regalia Maxx, Timorex Gold).
EVERGROA DIVISION OF CPS CANADA INC.
7430 Hopcott Rd.
Delta, BC V4G 1B6 Canada
Tel: 604-940-0290
Toll-Free: 1-800-663-2552
e-mail: evergro@cpsagu.ca
Description: Supplier of greenhouse and nursery fertilizers, pest controls, PRO-MIX growing media, containers and Hermadix Shade Agents.
FAFARD
771, rue Principale
Saint-Bonaventure, QC J0C 1C0 Canada
Tel: 819 396-2293
Toll-Free: 800 561-5204
e-mail: fafardsac@scotts.com
www.fafard.ca
Key Personnel: Richard Gratton, Head of sales; Jean-Pierre Fortin, R&D and Technical Director; Ontario sales: Kevin Jack, Brian Rylott; Cale Laver, Geoff Fillingham; John McLaren; Jason Saraceno; Quebec sales: Alain Gobeil, Eloise Gagnon, Caroline Theriault, Marie Lachance, Hélene Clement, Louis-Philippe Comeau
Description: Fafard has been producing unique high-quality sphagnum peat moss and grower mixes for 75 years. Our high performance grower products deliver spectacular results in addition to significant production cost reductions.
FARM CREDIT CANADA
1800 Hamilton St. Regina, SK S4P 4L3 Canada
Toll-Free: 1-888-332-3301
www.fcc-fac.ca
Description: Farm Credit Canada is Canada’s leading agricultural lender. We provide financing, insurance, software, learning programs and business services to Canadian producers and agribusiness and agri-food operators.
Description: Fernlea is an owner-operated North American grower and supplier of high quality garden and potted plants including Rio™ Dipladenias, Awesome Accents™, Hawaiian Punch™ Hibiscus and more.
Description: Custom laser and thermal transfer printing solutions for tags, labels, stakes and signs. Solutions include supplies, software and printing options (printers and service bureau). NEW on-demand laser printing solution www.sourcetag.info.
Description: Trade association to promote the strength and unity of the floriculture industry through government representation, communication, marketing, education and member services.
GGS STRUCTURES INC.
3559 North Service Rd.
Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0 Canada
Tel: 905-562-7341 Fax: 905-562-3011
e-mail: sales@ggsstructures.com
www.ggs-greenhouse.com
Description: Greenhouse structures, Benches, Rail Carts, Coldframes, High Tunnels, Shade Systems and Greenhouse Poly. Complete turnkey construction available.
Description: At Grant Thornton we help greenhouses grow their business. Farming involves unique challenges, and our practitioners have extensive experience helping to meet those challenges including business and succession advice.
GREENHOUSE CANADA: GROWER DAY
Holiday Inn, 327 Ontario St.
St. Catharines, ON L2R 5L3 Canada
Tel: 519-428-3471 ext 213
Fax: 888-404-1129
Toll-Free: 1-888-599-2228 ext 213
e-mail: tjacobs@annexweb.com
www.greenhousecanada.com/grower-day
Key Personnel: Nashelle Barsky, Advertising Manager; Dave Harrision, Editor.
Description: We’ve invited industry specialists and leading growers to discuss topical issues. June 21, 2017
GROSPURT CANADA
74031 Hillcrest Park, PO, 3882 Main St. Vancouver, BC V5V 5C8 Canada
Tel: 1-844-616-1444
e-mail: info@grospurt.com
www.grospurt.com
Key Personnel: Jim Hodgson, Ken Curry, Carmine Dantonio
Description: GROSPURT is a manufacturer of GA3 (Gibberellic Acid) products in Canada. Now available in Canada: We have Registration of our GA3 products on a broad range of Crops and Floracuture.
HALIFAX SEED COMPANY INC.
5860 Kane St.
Halifax, NS B3K 5L8 Canada
Tel: 902-455-4364 Fax: 902-455-5271
Toll-Free: 1-800-565-1622
e-mail: info@halifaxseed.ca www.halifaxseed.com
Key Personnel: Vincent Dieras, Jeff Colwell Description: Serving Atlantic Canada. Locations in Halifax & Debert N.S. Saint John N.B.Complete range of products for Greenhouse & Nursery: Biologicals, Containers, Environmental control, Equipment, Fertilizers, Injectors, Greenhouse coverings, Growing media, Irrigation, Pest control, Structures, Ventilation.
Description: Full selection of young plants & finished product. Root & Sell for Selecta First Class including Trixi combo’s. Western Canadian distributor for “Nature’s Source Plant Food”, revolutionizing growth & plant performance.
HOOGENDOORN AMERICA
4890 Victoria Ave. N. Vineland, ON L0R 2E0 Canada
Tel: 905-562-0800
e-mail: info@hoogendoorn.ca www.hoogendoorn.ca
Description: Hoogendoorn is the most innovative supplier of process automation systems in the horticultural industry. For 40 years, our goal has been to achieve the optimal greenhouse climate and crop yields.
HARNOIS INDUSTRIES
1044 Principale
St-Thomas (Joliette), QC J0K 3L0 Canada
Tel: 450-756-1041 Fax: 450-756-8389
Toll-Free: 1-888-427-6647
e-mail: info@harnois.com www.harnois.com
Key Personnel: Alain Gendron
Description: Established since 1965, Harnois Industries is a worldwide manufacturer of galvanized greenhouses steel structures. We are dedicated to the improvement of agriculture through innovation and technical breakthroughs.
Description: Canadian wholesale supplier of Tillandsia species. Shipped from our greenhouses in Richmond, BC. To receive our wholesale availability list, email us at: info@hawaiianbotanicals.com
Description: Houweling Nurseries produces vegetables and propagates quality vegetable seedlings. Our propagation department supplies tomato seedlings (including grafting), pepper seedlings, and cucumber seedlings to greenhouses across North America.
HUB INTERNATIONAL ONTARIO LIMITED
24 Seacliff Dr. E., Suite 100 Leamington, ON N8H 0C2 Canada Tel: 519-326-2689 Fax: 866-898-9046
6301 E. Stassney Lane, Bldg. 6, Ste. 400 Austin, TX 78744 USA
Tel: 512-279-5020
e-mail: sales@illumitex.com www.illumitex.com
Twitter: twitter.com/Illumitex
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Illumitex
Key Personnel: CEO: Jeff Bisberg
Description: Illumitex is an industry-leading manufacturer of precision LEDs and LED luminaires created for greenhouse, vertical farms and indoor grow operations.
JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS
125 Chenoweth Lane, Suite 301 Louisville, KY 40207 USA
Description: Jelitto offers quality seed of over 4,000 varieties of perennials, ornamental grasses, and herbs, with a growing list of organic seeds. Breeding and production is under our care.
Description: Providing growers with the highest quality growing media, media containers, and other supporting products or services which enhance the successful propagation or cultivation, marketing and sales of plants.
Description: Year round grower of Plugs and Cuttings of annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, grasses, succulents and garden mums. Retail ready spring annuals and hanging baskets, mums and holiday poinsettias and cyclamen.
JVK
P.O. Box 910, 1894 Seventh St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 6Z4 Canada
Tel: 905-641-5599 Fax: 905-684-6260
e-mail: info@jvk.net
www.jvk.net
Description: Seeds, plants, labels, supplies. Key products from Sungro, Poppelmann, HC, TO Plastics, Landmark, Everris, Syngenta, Kientzler, Suntory, Greenfuse, Vivero, Proven Winners, Rakers, Walters, Benary, Pan American, Mastertag and Oasis Products.
KAM’S GROWERS SUPPLY INC.
Unit 2 - 32 Airpark Place
Guelph, ON N1L 1B2 Canada
Tel: 519-821-1684 Fax: 519-821-5714
Toll-Free: 1-877-821-1684
e-mail: orders@kams.ca
www.kams.ca
Key Personnel: Kameron Fordyce
Description: Kam’s Growers Supply Inc. represents a complete line of crop protection products, PGRs and plant nutrition products for greenhouse floriculture, greenhouse veg and nurseries.
Key Personnel: Marco Zwaan, Jordan Reinink, Shane VanBrederode
Description: One stop shop for ALL your floral packaging needs. Sleeves (decorative, transparent, HDPE, CPP/BOPP), Potcovers, Pots, Picks, Pails, Sheets, Upgrades and More! Come visit our showroom and be inspired!
LABELPAC INC.
589 Michael Dr. Tecumseh, ON N8N 4N2 Canada
Tel: 586-933-3006 Fax: 519-739-9898
e-mail: sam@labelpac.com www.labelpac.com
Key Personanel: Sam Sleiman
Description: Fruit labeling equipment and labels for all your labeling requirements. Cordless HL-2 LITHIUM Hand Labelers, HIGH-SPEED Grader Labelers, Package Labeling equipment and Labels.
Key Personnel: Kevin Cullum - Regional Sales & Technical Manager
Description: OUR MISSION Koppert Biological Systems contributes to better health of people and the planet. In partnership with nature, we make agriculture healthier, safer and more productive. We provide an integrated system of specialist knowledge and natural, safe solutions that improves crop health, resilience and production. Koppert Biological Systems Partners with Nature.
L & R SHELTERS
461 Ontario 5
Hamilton, ON L9H 5E2 Canada
Tel: 905-627-1101 Fax: 905-627-1109
Toll-Free: 1-866-216-4113
e-mail: info@LRShelters.ca www.lrshelters.ca
Facebook: L & R Shelters Inc
Description: Manufacturers of freestanding shelter and heavy duty greenhouse kits 17 ft to 30 ft wide at any length. Engineered drawings provided. Shelters exceed snow-loads of 50 psf.
Description: Boiler and heating systems, biomass boilers, certified gasfitters, oilfitters, steamfitters and welders, boiler retubing and pipe insulation.
Key Personnel: Sales Director: Jan Mol. Sales Manager: Michiel de Jong
Description: Lemnis Oreon was the first to introduce LED-lighting into greenhouses. The Oreon Grow Lights are energy efficient and have a unique water-cooled concept which results in a full controllable environment.
MARSH CANADA LIMITED
255 Queens Ave.
London, ON N6A 5R8 Canada
Tel: 519-663-5061 Fax: 519-673-6691
www.marsh.ca
Key Personnel: Phil Dynes, Jillian Donsberger, Peter Kirkwood
Description: Marsh is a global property and casualty insurance broker and risk management firm
Description: Martin Energy Group an industry leader in the designing and manufacturing of complete power plant packages. Resilient CHP Systems, Trigeneration Packages, Modular Enclosures, Critical Power Systems, Service & Support.
Description: Complete Irrigation and cultivation solutions for growing systems.
MICROCOOL
30670 Hill St.
Thousand Palms, CA 92276-2618 USA
Tel: 760-322-1111 Fax: 760-343-1820
Toll-Free: 1-800-322-4364
e-mail: info@microcool.com www.microcool.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/microcool?ref=hl
Key Personnel: Mark Stanley
Description: Suppliers of high-pressure fog systems for cooling and humidification. Quality pumps, nozzles lines and equipment. Supplying greenhouses worldwide for 35 years.
Key Personnel: Raj Rajakumar, Dave Wilding, Carl Mendonca, Jorge Escobar
Description: 25+ years of supplying high quality Coconut Coir to North America and the world. Our knowledge and experience provides you with quality and consistency that you expect from your Coir.
NATURAL INSECT CONTROL
3737 Netherby Rd.
Stevensville, ON L0S 1S0 Canada
Tel: 905-382-2904 Fax: 905-382-4418
e-mail: insect@nicniagara.com
www.naturalinsectcontrol.com
Key Personnel: John C Robertson, Marketing & Sales/ Owner, Susan Cavey, Managing Director/ Owner Stacey Hickman, EntomologistGreenhouses/Research; Shahram Sharififar, Entomologist - Nematodes/Research. Description: NIC offers Canadian Beneficial Nematodes and Beneficial Insects. Distributor for Applied Bionomics & offers a full array of Beneficial Insects. NIC is the ONLY Canadian producer of nematodes offering exclusive strains!
MULTI SHELTER SOLUTIONS
360 King St, P.O.Box 1125 Palmerston, ON N0G 2P0 Canada
Description: We manufacture a wide variety of shapes, sizes and strengths of greenhouses. They can be either plastic or tarp covered and either ground mounted or elevated. North America wide shipping.
27 Red Haven Dr. St. Davids, ON L0S 1P0 Canada
Tel: 905-329-9409 Fax: 905-397-8534
www.niagaragreenhouseequipment.com
Key Personnel: Randy Lagerwerf
Description: A division of RL Distibuting Ltd, supplier of new and used equipment specific to the greenhouse industry.
NIAGROW SYSTEMS LTD.
3559 North Service Rd. Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0 Canada
Tel: 905-562-6226 Fax: 905-562-6761
Toll-Free: 1-800-263-3684
e-mail: sales@niagrow.com www.niagrow.com
Description: Design and supply of complete heating systems for greenhouses.
Description: OASIS® Grower Solutions created the first foam media nearly 50 years ago. Our growing media is designed for all your tissue culture and young plant cuttings in hydroponics, ornamentals and vegetative.
NORSECO
2914 Curé-Labelle Blvd.
Laval, QC H7P 5R9 Canada
Tel: 514-332-2275 Fax: 450-682-4959
Toll-Free: 1-800-561-9693
e-mail: order@norseco.com www.norseco.com
Description: Founded in 1928, NORSECO is one of the most important vegetable, flower seed, young plants and plugs distributors in Canada. We commercialize top quality and innovative varieties.
Description: Growers of Quality Ornamental Grasses: plugs/liners pl72’s, 50’s & 38’s; 15 cm pots; 2 gal. pots; 1 litre native grasses. Custom growing available on request.
P.L. LIGHT SYSTEMS INC.
4800 Hinan Dr. Beamsville, ON L0R 1B1 Canada
Tel: 905-563-4133 Fax: 905-563-0445
Toll-Free: 1-800-263-0213
e-mail: info@pllight.com
www.pllight.com
Twitter: twitter.com/pllight
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pllightsystems
Description: P.L. Light Systems specializes in horticultural lighting. We offer the most innovative and technologically advanced products as well as years of knowledge and experience in the industry.
PANAMERICAN SEED
622 Town Rd. West Chicago, IL 60185 USA
Tel: 630-231-1400 Fax: 630-293-2557
Toll-Free: 1-800-231-7065 www.panamseed.com
Description: Growers and distributors worldwide rely on PanAmerican Seed for the newest and best seed products in the industry. For over 60 years – from breeding to customer service – reliability, consistency and creativity are the company’s primary goals.
PARSOURCE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS
2249 South McDowell Blvd. Extension Petaluma, CA 94954 USA
Toll-Free: 1-855-727-5483
Fax: 877-262-6050
e-mail: sales@parsource.com www.PARsource.com
Twitter: @PARsourceLight
Facebook: PARsource Lighting Solutions
Key Personnel: Ron James, Division Manager, Starr Carroll, customer service, Jeff French - Inside Sales
Description: PARsource is a leader in a full line of technically advanced lighting solutions to commercial growers.
Manufacturing
PAUL BOERS MANUFACTURING/PRINS GREENHOUSES
3500 South Service Rd. Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0 Canada
Tel: 905-562-4411 Fax: 905-562-5533
e-mail: info@paulboers.com
NIAGARA GREENHOUSE EQUIPMENT
www.paulboers.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/paulboersltd
Key Personnel: Rudy Ouwersloot - Project Sales, Arjen van Eekelen - Project Manager, Adam Lagerwerf - Sales Consultant.
Description: Paul Boers Manufacturing and Prins Greenhouses supplies complete greenhouse systems. Choose from the Venlo, Gutter Connect, Freestanding and Coldframe Structures, Benches, Irrigation, Environment controls, Heating, Shade systems and Lighting
Key Personnel: Ron DeKok, Business Development Director North America; Douglas Marlow, Key Account Manager.
Description: Philips LEDs offer the benefits of year-round growing and increased yields with high-wire crops and faster rooting of ornamentals along with effective heat management, high luminous efficiency, energy efficiency.
PLAZIT POLYGAL GROUP
17 Brunson Way
Penfield, NY 14526-2844 USA
Tel: 585-721-4047 Fax: 585-486-1349
e-mail: delladio@rochester.rr.com
www.polygal-northamerica.com
Key Personnel: Mike Delladio
Description: Plastic Sheets. Polycarbonate Sheets for Greenhouse Applications. Multiwall, Solid, and Corrugated Sheet. Plastic tubing.
Key Personnel: Wil Lammers, Ron Daemen, Jose Laurentino
Description: Enabling achievement of higher revenues by providing intelligent and user-friendly control solutions for horticultural production. Also the worldwide leader in electromechanical drive systems for the agricultural market.
Key Personnel: Jerry Weber - Sales Manager Ancaster; Rob Lee - Sales Manager Leamington; Alain Cecyre - Sales Manager Laval.
Description: Fertilizers (CRF, Water Soluble, Selectus Custom Fertilizer), Pest Control (Biological and Conventional), Syngenta Greenhouse Vegetable Seeds and other consumable goods. Locations: Leamington, Ontario; Ancaster, Ontario; Laval, Quebec and Detroit, Michigan.
PLANTECH CONTROL SYSTEMS INC.
3466 South Service Rd. Vineland Station, ON L0R 2E0 Canada Tel: 905-562-7345 Fax: 905-562-5958
e-mail: plantech@plantech.ca www.plantech.ca
Key Personnel: Richard Hiebendaal, Robert Brinkert
Description: CSA approved electrical control panels, electrical installation, electrical service, greenhouse environmental controls, CO2 burner parts, HAF fans, HID lighting, motors and motor controls, spray robots, as well as sorting and packing equipment.
Description: Supplier of Professional Grade Greenhouse Lighting Systems. LED, HPS, Metal Halide. , Ceramic Metal Halide, Light plans custom designed for your greenhouse.
Description: Southern Irrigation offers a comprehensive line of products for Agriculture, Landscape, Greenhouse, Nursery, Mining, Municipal and Wastewater applications. We have two locations; Chilliwack, BC and Lethbridge, AB and ship anywhere in Canada.
Description: Stokes is committed to assisting all customers, from the large commercial grower to the beginner grower, by supplying the highest quality seed, and cuttings, along with the knowhow to support success.
TAKS HANDLING SYSTEMS BV
304 Leursebaan
Breda, 4839 AN Netherlands
Tel: 0031 76 5222677
Fax: 0031 76 5229902
e-mail: sales@taks.nl www.taks.nl
Twitter: @systemstaks
Description: Taks Handling Systems is one of the leading manufacturers of harvest logistic solutions for greenhouse horticulture. All highgrade harvest processing and packing systems for internal transport, sorting, packing, palletising, tracking and tracing.
TERRABIOGEN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
8536 Baxter Place
Burnaby, BC V5A 4T8 Canada
Tel: 604-444-1023
e-mail: info@terrabiogen.com
www.terrabiogen.com
Key Personnel: Blair Heffelfinger
Description: Developer and supplier of plant biostimulants that improve plant health, increase crop yield, and enhance plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress. Unique, easy-to-integrate formulations for the greenhouse crop industry.
Description: We are MORE than just bulbs! We offer complete lists of: Spring and Summer Flowering Bulbs, Perennials, Shrubs, Vines, Fruits and Vegetables. We are the Canadian Supplier of David Austin and Weeks Roses.
Key Personnel: Katie Hirtle (Territory Manager, Atlantic Provinces); Claude Morin (Territory Manager, Quebec); George Jeffrey (Territory Manager, Ontario); Dave Van Walleghem (Biosecurity Technician, Western Canada); Erin Rutkowski (Territory Manager, British Columbia). Description: Vetoquinol is dedicated to helping greenhouse growers achieve optimum performance in biosecurity. Combined with technical support, our line of products includes cleaners & disinfectants (Virkon-Greenhouse, Biofoam, Biosolve-Plus, Biosentry-904), insecticides and rodenticides.
VIRO GLOBAL TRADE INC.
735 Waterloo Row
Fredericton, NB E3B 1Z6 Canada
Tel: 506-460-5889 Fax: 506-460-8521
Toll-Free: 1-877-744-2469
e-mail: viroglobal@haimy.com
www.viroglobaltrade.com
Key Personnel: Man Nguyen
Description: Shipping carts, shipping racks, grower racks, grower benches, display racks and shopping carts. Designs and sizes are customized to buyers’ needs. Hot dip galvanized or powder coated. Manufactured in Vietnam. Factory-direct.
WATER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
3375 North Service Rd., #A7
Burlington, ON L7N 3G2 Canada
Tel: 905-336-7666 Fax: 905-336-5714
Toll-Free: 1-800-561-5235
e-mail: info@waterentech.com www.waterentech.com
Key Personnel: Don Hunter
Description: Water purification equipment and water treatment chemicals, including reverse osmosis, filtration, ion exchange, UV, chemical feed pumps & controllers, disinfectants and boiler, cooling & potable water programs.
Description: Distributor of biological controls including insects, mites, and nematodes. Main producer is Applied Bionomics (insects and mites), plus also BASF (formerly Becker Underwood - nematodes).
WESTLAND GREENHOUSE EQUIPMENT SUPPLY INC.
4029 11th St.
WELLMASTER PIPE AND SUPPLY INC.
1494 Bell Mill Side Rd.
Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4J1 Canada
Tel: 519-688-0500 Fax: 519-688-0563
Toll-Free: 1-800-387-9355
e-mail: dwhite@wellmaster.ca
www.wellmaster.ca
Twitter: @wellmaster1987
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wellmaster1987
Key Personnel: Doug White, Jeff Hanson, Pedro Friesen, Pat Abram, Ena Fitzgerald, Terry Platteeuw, Mike Brindley.
Description: Benches (Rectangular, Square, Hexagon, Multiple Deck); Carts (Hook-in, Side
Key Personnel: Geert Vanzanten, Owner, Craig Riesebosch, Sales Manager, Tyler Rodrigue, Sales. Description: Westland can supply poly greenhouses and most of the materials you require for your greenhouse structure, such as Poly, Tubing, Polycarbonate, Shade Systems, Shipping Carts, Equipment, and much more.
WINKELMOLEN NURSERY LTD.
PO Box 190, 148 Lynden Rd.
Lynden, ON L0R 1T0 Canada
Tel: 519-647-3912 Fax: 519-647-3720
e-mail: sales@winkelmolen.com www.winkelmolen.com
Key Personnel: Christian Schramp, Nick Winkelmolen, Jeff Winkelmolen
Description: Wholesale tree grower. Bare root and container grown trees. Native trees, Ornamental trees, Shade trees, Shrubs, Fruit trees,Conifers. Winkelmolen Nursery grows nursery stock for the wholesale trade on 600 acres.
ZWART SYSTEMS
4881 Union Rd.
Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 Canada
Tel: 905-563-9606 Fax: 905-563-9238
Toll-Free: 1-800-932-9811
e-mail: info@zwartsystems.ca www.zwartsystems.ca
Key Personnel: Andrew Van Geest, Rob Vandersteen, Barry Alders
Description: Greenhouse Irrigation supplies, specializing in the design and install of Irrigation Systems. Greenhouse Internal Logistic SystemsMoving Tables, Conveyor Belts, Design.
EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES & SERVICES
ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
ACCEO Solutions Inc.
Farm Credit Canada
Grant Thornton LLP
AIR CONDITIONING
Enertec Engineering
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
ALARM SYSTEMS
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
ASSOCIATIONS/TRADE
SHOWS
Flowers Canada Growers Inc.
Greenhouse Canada: Grower Day
BACTERICIDES
BioWorks Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
Water Energy Technologies
BAGS, PLASTIC
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Koenpack Canada Inc.
BAMBOO
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Koenpack Canada Inc.
BASKETS, HANGING
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Koenpack Canada Inc.
Millenniumsoils Coir, A Div. Of Vgrove Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
Viro Global Trade Inc.
BENCHES
Canarm Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Viro Global Trade Inc.
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
Westbrook Greenhouse Systems
Zwart Systems
BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS
AEF Global
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Koppert Canada Limited
Natural Insect Control
Plant Products Inc.
TerraBioGen Technologies Inc.
WestGrow Biological Solutions Inc.
BOILERS
Enertec Engineering
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Westbrook Greenhouse Systems
BOOKS
Annex Bookstore
Natural Insect Control
BREEDING/PATENTS
Dümmen Orange
BUDDING & GRAFTING SUPPLIES
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
BURLAP
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
BURNERS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
BUSINESS MACHINES
Martin Energy Group Services
CARBON DIOXIDE
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Harnois Industries
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
CARE TAGS
A-ROO Company
Bellwyck Horticultural Division
(Also know as Horticolor)
Global Horticultural Inc.
JVK
Koenpack Canada Inc.
CARTS
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Viro Global Trade Inc.
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
Westland Greenhouse Equipment
Supply Inc.
COMPOSTERS
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
ACCEO Solutions Inc.
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
Argus Control Systems Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Hoogendoorn America
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Ridder HortiMaX
CONSULTING
ACCEO Solutions Inc.
Accu-Label Inc.
Ag Energy Co-operative Ltd.
Bellwyck Horticultural Division
(Also know as Horticolor)
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Enertec Engineering
Hoogendoorn America
Koppert Canada Limited
Martin Energy Group Services
Meteor Systems
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
CONTAINERS
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
JVK
Koenpack Canada Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
CONVEYORS
Accu-Label Inc.
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Taks Handling Systems BV
Zwart Systems
COOLERS
Global Horticultural Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
COOLING EQUIPMENT
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Canarm Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Enertec Engineering
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
JVK
MicroCool
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Zwart Systems
CURTAINS, BLACKOUT/ ENERGY
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Cravo Equipment Ltd.
GGS Structures Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
DISINFECTANTS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
Water Energy Technologies
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Canadian Greenhouse Conference
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
ELECTRICAL SERVICES/ SUPPLIES
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
Ag Energy Co-operative Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Martin Energy Group Services
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
FANS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Canarm Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
ElectroMecaniQue
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
JVK
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
Zwart Systems
FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
JVK
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Ridder HortiMaX
Zwart Systems
FERTILIZERS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
AEF Global
AG Global
BioWorks Inc.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Fafard
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
High Q Greenhouses
JVK
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Natural Insect Control
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
UAP Canada Inc.
FILM
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
Zwart Systems
FLAT FILLING EQUIPMENT
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
OASIS® Grower Solutions
FLATS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
JVK
OASIS® Grower Solutions
FLOOD FLOORS
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Southern Irrigation
FOGGERS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
MicroCool
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
FUELS/BIOMASS
Ag Energy Co-operative Ltd.
beloTEQ ltee
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
FUMIGANTS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
FUNGICIDES
AEF Global Arysta LifeScience
BioWorks Inc.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Engage Agro Corporation
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
UAP Canada Inc.
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
GARDEN CENTRE SUPPLIES
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Natural Insect Control
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
GENERATORS
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Martin Energy Group Services
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
GLASS
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
GLAZING & PAINTING
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
Plazit Polygal Group
GREENHOUSE CONTROLS
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
Argus Control Systems Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Cravo Equipment Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
GGS Structures Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Hoogendoorn America
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Ridder HortiMaX
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
GREENHOUSE COVERINGS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Cravo Equipment Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
GGS Structures Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
L & R Shelters
Multi Shelter Solutions
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Plazit Polygal Group
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
GREENHOUSE STRUCTURES
Cravo Equipment Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
JVK
L & R Shelters
Multi Shelter Solutions
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Westbrook Greenhouse Systems
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
GREENHOUSES, HOBBY
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
L & R Shelters
Multi Shelter Solutions
OASIS® Grower Solutions
GROWTH REGULATORS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Grospurt Canada
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
HEAT PUMPS, GROUND WATER
ElectroMecaniQue
Enertec Engineering
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
HEAT, BOTTOM
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
HEATING EQUIPMENT
beloTEQ ltee
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Martin Energy Group Services
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Westbrook Greenhouse Systems
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
HERBICIDES
AEF Global
AG Global
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Engage Agro Corporation
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Natural Insect Control
Plant Products Inc.
UAP Canada Inc.
HOSE REELS
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Southern Irrigation
HUMIDIFICATION EQUIPMENT
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
MicroCool
Zwart Systems
HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT/ SERVICE
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
JVK
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Plant Products Inc.
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Southern Irrigation
Zwart Systems
INSECT CONTROL
AEF Global
Arysta LifeScience
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Engage Agro Corporation
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Gintec Shade Technologies Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Koppert Canada Limited
Natural Insect Control
Plant Products Inc.
UAP Canada Inc.
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
WestGrow Biological Solutions Inc.
INSERTS
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Koenpack Canada Inc.
INSULATION
Enertec Engineering
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
INSURANCE
HUB International Ontario Limited
Marsh Canada Limited
IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT/ SYSTEMS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
Argus Control Systems Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Meteor Systems
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
HYDROPONIC EQUIPMENT/ SUPPLIES
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Southern Irrigation
Zwart Systems
INJECTORS
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Ridder HortiMaX
Southern Irrigation
Zwart Systems
LABELING EQUIPMENT
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ACCEO Solutions Inc.
Accu-Label Inc.
FineLine Bar-Code Technologies
LABELPAC Inc.
LABELS
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Accu-Label Inc.
Bellwyck Horticultural Division
(Also know as Horticolor)
FineLine Bar-Code Technologies
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Koenpack Canada Inc.
LABELPAC Inc.
LABORATORY TESTING/KITS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Water Energy Technologies
LANDSCAPE FABRICS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
LIGHTING
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Canarm Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Illumitex, Inc.
Lemnis Oreon B.V.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
P.L. Light Systems Inc.
PARsource Lighting Solutions
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Philips Lighting
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Plasma International Optex Inc.
MARKERS, BEDDING PLANT
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Taks Handling Systems BV
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
Zwart Systems
METERS, NUTRIENT
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Zwart Systems
MISTING EQUIPMENT
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Meteor Systems
MicroCool
Zwart Systems
MONITORS
ACCEO Solutions Inc.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Water Energy Technologies
MOTORS
GGS Structures Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Ridder HortiMaX
Westland Greenhouse Equipment
Supply Inc.
PACKAGING EQUIPMENT
Accu-Label Inc.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Koenpack Canada Inc.
LABELPAC Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Taks Handling Systems BV
PACKAGING SUPPLIES
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Accu-Label Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Koenpack Canada Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
PAINTS, GREENHOUSE
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
PANELS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Gintec Shade Technologies Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
Plazit Polygal Group
PEAT MOSS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Berger
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Fafard
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
JVK
Lambert Peat Moss Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
OASIS® Grower Solutions Plant Products Inc.
PERLITE
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Berger
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
PEST CONTROLS
Arysta LifeScience
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Natural Insect Control
Plant Products Inc.
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
WestGrow Biological Solutions Inc.
PESTICIDE APPLICATION
Dosatron International Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
PESTICIDES
AEF Global
Arysta LifeScience
BioWorks Inc.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Engage Agro Corporation
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
UAP Canada Inc.
PIPE
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
PLANT SLEEVES
A-ROO Company
Bellwyck Horticultural Division (Also know as Horticolor)
Global Horticultural Inc.
Koenpack Canada Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
PLASTICS, GREENHOUSE
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
GGS Structures Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
JVK
Multi Shelter Solutions
Plazit Polygal Group
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
Zwart Systems
PLUG GROWING EQUIPMENT
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
JVK
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
OASIS® Grower Solutions
POT COVERS
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Bellwyck Horticultural Division (Also know as Horticolor)
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
POTS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
JVK
Koenpack Canada Inc.
Millenniumsoils Coir, A Div. Of Vgrove Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
POTTING MACHINES
Global Horticultural Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
PRESERVATIVES
Global Horticultural Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
PROPAGATION MEDIA/ SUPPLIES
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Berger
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
TerraBioGen Technologies Inc.
PUMPS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Climatrol Solutions Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
ElectroMecaniQue
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Southern Irrigation
Water Energy Technologies
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
Zwart Systems
ROCKWOOL
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
ROOTING PRODUCTS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
OASIS® Grower Solutions
TerraBioGen Technologies Inc.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
SHADING MATERIAL/SYSTEMS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Cravo Equipment Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
GGS Structures Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Paul Boers Manufacturing/Prins Greenhouses
Westland Greenhouse Equipment Supply Inc.
SHREDDERS
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
SOIL
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Berger
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
JVK
Lambert Peat Moss Inc.
Millenniumsoils Coir, A Div. Of Vgrove Inc.
SOIL AMENDMENTS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
AG Global
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Berger
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Fafard
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Koppert Canada Limited
Lambert Peat Moss Inc.
Millenniumsoils Coir, A Div. Of Vgrove Inc.
Natural Insect Control
Plant Products Inc.
TerraBioGen Technologies Inc.
SOIL MIXERS
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
SOIL STERILIZATION
EQUIPMENT
Global Horticultural Inc.
SOIL TEST EQUIPMENT
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
SOILLESS MIXES
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Berger
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Fafard
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jiffy Products
JVK
Koenpack Canada Inc.
SEEDERS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Lambert Peat Moss Inc.
Millenniumsoils Coir, A Div. Of Vgrove Inc.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
SPRAYING EQUIPMENT
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
SPRINKLERS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Meteor Systems
Southern Irrigation
Zwart Systems
STAPLING MACHINES
Global Horticultural Inc.
SUPPORTS, PLANT
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK Meteor Systems
THERMOMETERS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
THERMOSTATS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Canarm Ltd.
ElectroMecaniQue
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
TIMERS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
TOOLS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
TRACTORS
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
TRAILERS
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
TRANSPLANTING SYSTEMS
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
TRAYS
A-ROO Company
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Van Noort Bulb Co.
TUBING
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
DeCloet Greenhouse Mfg. Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Meteor Systems
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
PLANT MATERIALS
AFRICAN VIOLETS
Dosatron International Inc.
JVK
AGERATUMS
Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
ALSTROEMERIAS
Dümmen Orange
JVK
AMARYLLIS
Van Noort Bulb Co.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
ANEMONES
Van Noort Bulb Co.
ANGELONIA
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
ARGYRANTHEMUM
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
AZALEAS
Bailey Nurseries
JVK
Van Noort Bulb Co.
Plazit Polygal Group
Westland Greenhouse Equipment
Supply Inc.
Zwart Systems
TWINE
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
VALVES
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
ElectroMecaniQue
Enertec Engineering
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Langendoen Mechanical Inc.
Meteor Systems
Niagrow Systems Ltd.
Southern Irrigation
Zwart Systems
VENTILATORS
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
ElectroMecaniQue
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Harnois Industries
Niagara Greenhouse Equipment
Plantech Control Systems Inc.
VERMICULITE
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
ASB Greenworld Ltd.
Berger
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Evergro - A Division of CPS Canada Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Plant Products Inc.
WASTE RECYCLING
Ben Berg Farm & Industrial Equipment Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
WATER GARDENING
SUPPLIES
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
WATER TREATMENT
PRODUCTS
Acrobatic Controls Inc.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dosatron International Inc.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
ElectroMecaniQue
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Kam’s Growers Supply Inc.
Plant Products Inc.
Ridder HortiMaX
Southern Irrigation
Vétoquinol N.-A. Inc.
Water Energy Technologies
WATERING EQUIPMENT/ TOOLS
A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Dubois Agrinovation Inc.
Global Horticultural Inc.
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Meteor Systems
Southern Irrigation
Zwart Systems
WIRE MESH
Canadian HydroGardens Ltd.
Global Horticultural Inc.
JVK
Viro Global Trade Inc.
Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc.
BACOPA
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
BEGONIAS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
Van Noort Bulb Co.
BIDENS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
BOSTON FERNS
Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
BOUGAINVILLEAS
JVK
Norseco
BRACHYSCOME
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
BRACTEANTHA
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
BULBS
Dümmen Orange
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Van Noort Bulb Co.
CACTUS & SUCCULENTS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
CALADIUMS
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
CALANDIVA
Dümmen Orange
CALIBRACHOA
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
CALLAS
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
CANNAS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
CEDAR
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
CLEMATIS
Bailey Nurseries
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
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Bailey Nurseries
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Bailey Nurseries
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Fernlea Flowers
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Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
Plant Products Inc.
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Dümmen Orange
PanAmerican Seed
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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Dümmen Orange
JVK
Norseco
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JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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JVK
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Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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Bailey Nurseries
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
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Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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Bailey Nurseries
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Darwin Perennials
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
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PanAmerican Seed
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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Carther Plants
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Houweling Nurseries Ltd.
Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Bailey Nurseries
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Bailey Nurseries
Darwin Perennials
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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JVK
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JVK
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Bailey Nurseries
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
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Darwin Perennials
Dümmen Orange
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
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Bailey Nurseries
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Van Noort Bulb Co.
IVY
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
JASMINES
Van Noort Bulb Co.
JERUSALEM CHERRY
JVK
Norseco
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Bailey Nurseries
KALANCHOES
Dümmen Orange
High Q Greenhouses
JVK
Norseco
LAMIUM
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
LANTANAS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
LAVENDER
Darwin Perennials
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
The Duke Willow Ranch
Van Noort Bulb Co.
LIATRIS
Bailey Nurseries
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
LILACS
Bailey Nurseries
Van Noort Bulb Co.
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
LILIES
Van Noort Bulb Co.
LINING OUT STOCK
Bailey Nurseries
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
LOBELIA
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
MAGNOLIAS
Bailey Nurseries
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
NARCISSUS
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
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Bailey Nurseries
Van Noort Bulb Co.
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
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Bailey Nurseries
Carther Plants
High Q Greenhouses
Van Noort Bulb Co.
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
OSTEOSPERMUM
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
OXALIS
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
PALMS
Fernlea Flowers
PANSIES
Darwin Perennials
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
PEONIES
Bailey Nurseries
Van Noort Bulb Co.
PEPEROMIAS
Dümmen Orange
PERENNIALS
Bailey Nurseries
Ball Seed/Ball Superior-Canada
Darwin Perennials
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
PETUNIAS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
PHILODENDRONS
Norseco
PHLOXES
Darwin Perennials
Dümmen Orange
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
PILEAS
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PLANTS, BEDDING
Ball Seed/Ball Superior-Canada
Carther Plants
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
PLANTS, FLOWERING POT
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PLANTS, HANGING BASKET
Carther Plants
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
PLANTS, OTHER
Ball Seed/Ball Superior-Canada
Carther Plants
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
Van Noort Bulb Co.
PLUGS
Ball Seed/Ball Superior-Canada Carther Plants
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Houweling Nurseries Ltd.
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
OASIS® Grower Solutions
Van Noort Bulb Co.
POINSETTIAS
Dümmen Orange
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
POMPONS
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
PORTULACA
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
POTHOS
Norseco
PRIMULA
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
RHODODENDRONS
Bailey Nurseries
Fernlea Flowers
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
ROSE BUSHES
Bailey Nurseries
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
ROSES
Bailey Nurseries
Dümmen Orange
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
SANVITALIA
Dümmen Orange
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
SCAEVOLA
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
SEEDLINGS, ANNUAL
Ball Seed/Ball Superior-Canada
Carther Plants
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
SEEDLINGS, PERENNIAL
Ball Seed/Ball Superior-Canada
Carther Plants
Fernlea Flowers
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
SEEDS, FLOWER
Ball Seed/Ball Superior-Canada
Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
Stokes Seeds Ltd.
SEEDS, OTHER
Jelitto Perennial Seeds
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
SEEDS, VEGETABLE
Ball Seed/Ball SuperiorCanada
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
Plant Products Inc.
Stokes Seeds Ltd.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
SHRUBS
Bailey Nurseries
Van Noort Bulb Co.
SNAPDRAGONS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
SPECIALTY ANNUALS
Ball Seed/Ball SuperiorCanada
Dümmen Orange
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
SUTERA (BACOPA)
Dümmen Orange
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
TISSUE CULTURE
Norseco
OASIS® Grower
Solutions
TOMATOES
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed Plant Products Inc.
TORENIA
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
TREES
Bailey Nurseries
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Winkelmolen Nursery Ltd.
TROPICAL PLANTS
Fernlea Flowers
Hawaiian Botanicals Inc.
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
TULIPS
Halifax Seed Company Inc.
Van Noort Bulb Co.
VEGETABLE PLANTS
Carther Plants
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Houweling Nurseries Ltd.
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
VEGETABLES
Fernlea Flowers
PanAmerican Seed
Plant Products Inc.
VERBENAS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
VINCAS
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
Jolly Farmer Products Inc.
JVK
Norseco
PanAmerican Seed
Van Noort Bulb Co.
VINES
Bailey Nurseries
Dümmen Orange
Fernlea Flowers
High Q Greenhouses
JVK
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
WILDFLOWERS
Norseco
Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Van Noort Bulb Co.
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Back to basics with alternative crops
The Fraser Valley used to be one of the major hop growing centres of the world. Records indicate the first hops were grown in 1892 (albeit in Saanich on Vancouver Island), before production moved to the Valley.
By the 1940s nearly 2000 acres were under cultivation around Chilliwack, employing up to 4000 people1. It was a huge industry. Likewise, at one time the Valley was filled with daffodils. Even now, the centre median of Highway 1 Trans-Canada has patches that explode into yellow each spring.
But as with many crops, changes in local conditions and global production factors saw the demise of Fraser Valley hop production, until the last great hop farm closed in 19971 Fast-forward a couple of decades, and the local hops industry is seeing a significant revival. The latest news segment of this on the CBC this week estimated there are now about 300 acres, up from practically nothing just a couple of years ago. There are also the birth pangs of a local hop growers association, surely a sign that positive change is afoot.
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
reduces risk for the producer. As a bonus, in the interim hiatus of production here, newer techniques have been developed elsewhere to make systems more efficient or productive.
Thirdly, there is opportunity to differentiate your product from that of other producers. Included would be conventional, organic, variety selection, packaging options (fresh versus vacuum packed), and so on. I guess this is only easy because there is such a large, growing market waiting to be filled.
Fourthly, there is interest in the industry from those not directly involved as producers or customers. For example, given the factors above, banks are readily willing to support new businesses with investment as they may see relative security of their lending. Again, this makes it easier for newcomers to get off to a good start.
TREAD CAREFULLY ON NEW PATHS
“Growers should never chase a good crop.”
So what? Well, for anyone interested in exploring new, alternative crops, there are lessons here for the learning.
Firstly, and one would think this is a nobrainer, the growth has been in response to consumer demand. This demand of course has come from the explosion of craft breweries we’re seeing practically everywhere. These new brewers in turn are responding to demand from their consumers for unique, different, local fresh beers with distinct flavours and other characteristics. The point is that there is already a thriving market for the product with a significant under supply. While there is always going to be room for the cutting-edge entrepreneur to bring a completely new product to the market, that route may not be for the faint-hearted.
Secondly, there is a pool of existing knowledge of the crop and successful production techniques. This saves time getting up and running, and
There are always less positive aspects. An old boss of mine once told me “growers should never chase a good crop” – meaning it’s unwise to move into a different crop just because it gave other growers a good year last year. Those who have been growing for a while already know this of course, but newcomers may be seduced by the romance of being a grower! So while the industry is expanding rapidly now, there will come a point when supply will catch up with demand. Being a perennial crop, hops take about four years to come into full production. This requires particular attention and forward planning of industry production area. Which is where an industry association is good help!
OK, so none of this is rocket science or particularly earth-shattering. But sometimes it’s good to take another look at the basics, lest we make things too complicated and miss the point.
1 Hop Yard Collective, Technical Memorandum 1: “The Current Market for BC Grown Hops Part 1 of 4.” Prepared for: Persephone Brewing Company August 15, 2014.
Gary Jones is co-chair of horticulture at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Langley, B.C. He serves on several industry committees and welcomes comments at Gary.Jones@kpu.ca.
