Today the PMRA approved the label expansion of Pristine (boscalid & pyraclostrobin) to include Powdery Mildew in  greenhosues.

Citation has been approved for import into Canada under the GROU program alon with several other products.

AgCare has prepared a brief, simple summary of how one applies to Health Canada for permission to import approved pesticide & PGR products from the USA.

The 2010 Pest Management Center Priority Setting Meeting was a huge success for Flower growers in Canada.  We effectively won 3 new greenhouse priorities, 1 outdoor ornamental priority and are preparing to work with PMC & IR-4 to solve another longstanding pest problem.

Flowers Canada Growers is conducting a survey, with the assistance of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Pest Management Centre, to provide a snapshot of current pest management practices in the commercial floriculture industry and to develop a comprehensive national strategy to reduce the risks to human health and th environment from traditinal pesticides.  The Federal Risk Reduction Program aims to enhance the environmental stewardship of producers and make it easier for them to compete in domestic and internatinal markets with safer floriculture products.

It is with mixed thoughts and emotions that Andrew Kuyvenhoven, President of the Flowers Canada Growers Board of Directors, wishes to announce to the membership a change in the Executive Director of your industry association.  Dr. Irwin Smith who has tirelessly served the association since February 1999 will be retiring mid-April.

Previcur (propamocarb HCL) now has an expanded label to include Pythium and Phytophthora use in out door and greenhouse ornamentals.

The reports on the following page were distributed by the International Markets Bureau of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

The product Dimilin 25% WP (diflubenzuron) has recently been approved for grower import from the USA under the Grower Own Use (GROU) import program.

The product B-Nine (daminozide) has recently been approved for grower import from the USA under the Grower Own Use (GROU) import program.