Canadian Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture 1, 2 & 3?:

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1 Canadian Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture 1, 2 & 3?:

2 A Recipe for Health and Prosperity: A national Research and Development strategy for Canada s Apple industry This strategy speaks with one voice for all apple growers in Canada and paves the path for defining the following industry goals: 1. To provide our consumers and global markets with the highest quality, safe and nutritious fruit in the world. 2. To increase our global competitiveness through research and development, leading to improved products and production strategies. 3. To protect our environment, including our air, water, soil, through research and development leading to reduced pesticide use, enhanced land stewardship practices and promoting the consumption of local food to Canadians to reduce greenhouse emissions. 4. To provide Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), and other research institutions, with clear direction on research priorities for our industry. 5. To provide the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) with our requirements for new and improved reduced-risk pesticide registrations. 6. To increase and enhance partnerships between researchers and industry, and encourage interdisciplinary research and development directed by the specific production and technology needs of our industry. Apple Industry Research Workshop

3 At the 2009 AGM, CHC held a Research Symposium (facilitated plenary and breakout sessions) Defining our Future: Building a Framework for Innovation and Science in Canada s Horticultural Sector AAFC presented early details on their new program Growing Forward Accelerating the Pace of Innovation and Facilitating the Adoption of New Technologies (Clair Gartley) CHC Members established the following priority themes for research: Health and Wellness Food Safety and Quality Production, Production Systems Environmental Performance of the Horticultural System (pest management) Energy Management and Efficiency Canadian Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture 1:

4 Commodity Project Title Project Lead Tree Fruit Small Fruit Potato Water Advanced Postharvest Handling and Storage Technology for Canadian Apples Identifying genetic markers to enhance apple breeding in Canada Wild Blueberry Environmental and Production Risk Mitigation System Development of day neutral strawberries adapted to our changing climate and sustainable production Tunnel-growing Systems for Raspberries Late Blight - Part 2: Assessing the efficacy of new fungicides and fungicide combinations for control of late blight (Phytophthora infestans) Late Blight - Part 3: Function of phosphorous acid related compounds on suppression of late blight in potatoes Wireworm in Potatoes and Root Crops Impact of liquid hog manure and irrigation management on broccoli safety: field experiment Dr. Jennifer DeEll, OMAFRA Dr. Sean Myles, Nova Scotia Agricultural College Dr. David Percival, Nova Scotia Agricultural College Dr. Yves Desjardins, University of Laval Dr. Adam Dale, University of Guelph Dr. Zenaida Ganga, Cavendish Farms Dr. Gefu Wang-Pruski, Nova Scotia Agricultural College Drs. Bob Vernon, Todd Kabuluk and Christine Noronha, AAFC with industry participants Dr. Caroline Côté, IRDA, QC Projects Approved May 2010 $1.1million industry + $3.1million AAFC = $4.2million from Impact of irrigation on leaf lettuce and green onion safety: combining the irrigation-harvest delay and the content of Escherichia coli in water Dr. Caroline Côté, IRDA, QC Canadian Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture 1:

5 Theme Project Title Project Lead Optimizing Storage Technologies to Improve Efficiency, Reduce Energy Consumption, and Extend the Availability of Canadian Apples for Domestic DeEll, OMAFRA and Export Markets Apple Potato Improving tree fruit storage management using weather based predictions of fruit quality at harvest Performance of Honeycrisp on New Size-Controlling Rootstocks New biological control agents for postharvest diseases of pome fruit Understanding of Potato virus Y complex in Canada and development of a comprehensive on-farm management strategy Wireworm control in potatoes and strategic rotational crops in Canada Development of a Rapid and Sensitive Triplex Nested Real-time PCR Method for Quantification of Verticillium in Soil Zebra Chip and Potato Psyllid Survey and Monitoring Nitrogen Management for Improved Yield, Quality and Profitability of Potato Canadian Potato Variety Evaluation Program Bourgeois, AAFC Cline, University of Guelph Nelson, University of BC Singh, Agricultural Certification Services Vernon, AAFC Tenuta, University of Manitoba Johnson, University of Lethbridge Tenuta, University of Manitoba Sonier, PEI Potato Board Projects Approved May 2013 $2.8million industry + $6.8million AAFC = $9.6million from Canadian Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture 1 & 2:

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7 Activity Timelines Commodity group strategy document development and updates: ongoing discussions 2015/2016 Action Plan notification to CHC Members & Researchers March 2016 AGM Tree Fruit Commodity group priority setting Small Fruit Potato Greenhouse Vegetable Spring 2016 Finalize Priority Lists Fall 2016 Call for Proposals December 2016 Priority Lists and Call for Proposals to CHC Members December 2016 Deadline for Proposals March 31, 2017 Tree Fruit Commodity Group review of proposals Small Fruit Potato Greenhouse Vegetable April 2017 Final decision on projects to be included in Cluster 3 application May 2017 Project leads finalize details Spring & Summer 2017 Final projects to be included in Cluster 3 application notification to CHC Members September 2017 Cluster 2 application is completed October 1, 2017 Canadian Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture 3?

8 AAFC Program planning for Growing Forward 3 already begun internally Regional Research Users Meetings (RRUMs) ongoing through the summer/fall, CHC members invited directly by AAFC to participate National Consultations on Growing Forward 3 - TBD Questions? CHC Science Advisory Committee conference calls (Amy) Communications to Members and Stakeholders (Trevor, Frances) Commodity Groups updating research strategy documents (Amy supporting all): Blueberry WG - application to CAAP (pending) (André) Apple WG - update of 2007 research strategy (André) Canadian Potato Council Research WG update of 2012 strategy (David) Greenhouse WG possibly develop a strategy (André) Vegetable TBD (André) Canadian Agri-Science Cluster for Horticulture 3?