Canada continues to rely heavily in imported fruits and vegetables, especially during its long winters but different types of controlled environment agriculture like greenhouses are expanding and changing the balance says Farm Credit Canada.
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Expanding greenhouse sector means more home-grown veggies
Plenty of room to expand in controlled environment agriculture, but investment needed says FCC
Greenhouse sales hit $2.7 billion in Canada
Farmgate sales of fruit and vegetables — mainly tomatoes, bells peppers and cucumbers — more than doubled in a decade
Almost all of the fruit and vegetables grown in greenhouses in Canada are tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers.
More greenhouse space coming for Manitoba college
Recently announced funding will allow Brandon’s Assiniboine College to triple its greenhouse space and expand research
Glacier FarmMedia – Assiniboine College will triple the greenhouse space at its North Hill campus, allowing it to expand research into new areas of greenhouse production, the college announced in late June. “It’s really going to lead to significant social, economic, health and environmental benefits,” said Tim Hore, dean of Assiniboine’s Russ Edwards School of […] Read more
Geothermal energy to be used to supply electricity, food
A Saskatchewan company developing a project to generate electricity from geothermal heat has struck a deal with a British Columbia-based firm to build a greenhouse to take advantage of the heat. There is expanding interest in using geothermal heat to make green electricity, and by adding greenhouses to the projects, there is potential to lessen […] Read more
Greenhouse industry continues to expand focus
Growing food indoors is beginning to be known as controlled environment agriculture to better reflect new innovations
With farmers at the mercy of Mother Nature, moving agriculture production indoors removes a lot of risk, said Gavin Schneider, vice-president of agronomy and ag-tech specialist at Ecoation, a greenhouse data and consulting firm.
