Plant
Biotechnology

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Canadian farmers help feed Canada and the world. As feeding the world’s growing population becomes more challenging, farmers tur…

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Agricultural
Pesticides

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Farmers rely on a vast array of tools and technologies to help them produce an abundant supply of safe, healthy and affordable foo…

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Urban
Pesticides

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Public parks and private yards help make cities beautiful, encourage biodiversity and contribute to happy, healthy communities.  …

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Protecting People
and the Environment

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Modern agricultural technologies like pesticides and plant biotechnology help improve the quality of our lives. These tools allow …

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Features

<p>Recently there have been a number of reports of honey bee deaths in southern Ontario. Bees play an important role in agriculture and the plant science industry is deeply ... <p>Low level presence refers to the unintended presence, at low levels, of minute amounts of genetically modified (GM) material that has been approved in at least one country ... <p>You may have heard about the dirty dozen – a report about the trace amounts of pesticides sometimes found on some of our favorite produce. Unfortunately, the review uses ...

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News

Grass-eating beetles bug homeowners, Ottawa Sun

May 16, 2012

Ottawa is under siege by foreign bugs whose voracious appetites and nutritional value are causing …

Food security relies on ag research, The Western Producer

May 11, 2012

Producing more food with the same or fewer resources has been one of humankind’s most …

Pesticide link to colony collapse called overblown, The Western Producer

May 7, 2012

Recently published papers that have drawn a direct link between insecticides and declining bee populations …

Manitoba should think twice before banning pesticides

March 6, 2012

Winter is not typically given to thoughts of lawn care. Nevertheless, Manitoba’s conservation minister recently …

Farmers Fight is a student-led initiative to reconnect society to the world of agriculture. This video encourages consumers to ask where their food comes from, and give students, faculty, public officials, and farmers and ranchers an opportunity to become “agvocates” for the agriculture community.

Blog

Re: Likely culprit found in honeybee collapse, The Star Phoenix, April 10, 2012

April 24, 2012

Pollinator health is a pivotal part of agriculture and Canada’s plant science industry, which has a natural interest in working …

Re: Environmental groups seek end to produce modified with Bt toxin, The Record, Feb. 24, 2012

February 24, 2012

Canadians are fortunate to have access to one of the safest and most abundant food supplies in the world. Unfortunately, …

Upcoming Events

Spring Dialogue Days

May 9 - 10, 2012

This is the second year CropLife Canada is hosting Spring Dialogue Days – an initiative …

GrowCanada Conference 2012

November 27 - 29, 2012

Join us in Ottawa as leaders from Canada’s agricultural sector come together for the agriculture …

Just the Facts

  • A farmer in 1900 produced enough food for 10 people. Today’s farmer feeds over 120 people.
  • One of every eight Canadian jobs is related to agriculture.
  • More than 200,000 hectares of invaluable green space is managed and protected by golf course operators, this includes 41,000 hectares of protected wildlife habitat under the stewardship of golf courses.