It s that time of year again where Santa gets to make his list of who s been naughty or nice, or in this case, who has been a help or an obstructionist to the betterment of our lives. If you see yourself on these lists, remember this on Christmas morning and then make a resolution at New Year s to either continue the (good) behaviour or improve on the (bad) activity reported here! To the hard working field staff of OMAFRA dealing with our myriad problems- a BIG thank-you. I am sure you will get something under your tree- even if it does not have the appropriate dollar value you deserve for your efforts. May the year ahead present more support for your efforts, including appropriate travel funds to improve your ability to serve our members. For the staff at the Pest Management Centre- thanks for "catching-up on so many old projects. Most of our members will benefit from these new uses even though they were asked for years ago. We also thank you for taking on an ever increasing number of joint projects with IR-4 - our future is dependent upon the most modern and new registered products involved in those projects. I am sure your own "in-house Jolly Saint Nick will see to your needs this year! I cannot miss the chance to thank each and every chemical company out there for the huge numbers of new active ingredients being registered each year. We may have lost almost 100 actives since FQPA in the USA and Re-Evaluation occurred here, but most of them have been replaced with new actives. All that said, keep the flow going, and keep up to date on our new pest challenges and resistance issues. We must be a TEAM that works together for the betterment of both. I am sure you will see a little something under your tree this year, like an even faster registration process! I have a sack of coal for the management staff of MPAC who determine property assessments in Ontario. Their lack of understanding of agricultural enterprise issues like bunkhouses is only exceeded by their unwillingness to have meaningful discussions. I am not sure how they sleep at night knowing the hurt they continue to provide, but may they feel the stones of coal inserted in their mattress while they sleep on Christmas Eve, and for the whole of next year! The policy folks at PMRA have out-done themselves this year. The final touches went into the new rules to allow generic pesticide registration here, and to increase direct price competition. Thank you all for that. In addition, they have prepared the regulations to codify the GROU Pesticide Import Program as well! This has and will continue to insert price discipline (not exactly where some would like it inserted, but at least into the system!) The value will increase as more products are added as warranted by the price differential, and by the change in pricing here that precludes the need to import any product.
The Grower is Guelph-based company (Ontario, Canada) with a phone number 5197638728. Our data show that the company is located at the address: 355 Elmira Rd N Unit 105. The company has a web site: www.thegrower.org.
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