Ottawa-based modular vertical farm producer, The Growcer, has been recognized as one of the 2026 recipients of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards (GGIA).

In announcing the recipients recently, the

Managing crop nutrition in a greenhouse can be a pretty complex topic, and in my experience it’s not one that all growers relish. For many, it just feels like too much chemistry, and with a few exceptions, I suspect that chemistry wasn’t everyone’s favourite subject at school. I know it wasn’t mine, but that’s a story for another day. So, I was intrigued to read about an inno...

The Ontario government released the 2026 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario on March 26. A primary goal of this budget is to protect workers and businesses against tariffs and economic uncertainty by building Ontario’s market competitiveness – a key...

Greenhouse growers in Kingsville, ON, are taking the municipality to court over newly imposed sewer fees tied to wastewater discharge. According to a recent CBC report, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) laments the move to take legal action but deems it “necessary” as growers already operate under costly, extensive and increasing regulatory burden that threatens the...

Ontario’s minimum wage is slated to rise by .35 cents an hour later this year, marking the second-highest minimum wage amongst the provinces at $17.95 an hour.

In a recent press release, the province said the increase, tied to Ontario’s Consumer Price Index at 1.9 per cent, is designed to keep wages aligned with economic conditions and will come into effect on Oct. 1, ...