A greenhouse vegetable marketing commission is on the table as the BC Greenhouse Growers Association looks to the sector’s future. Right now, the marketing of greenhouse vegetables is regulated through the BC Vegetable Marketing Commission, which also oversees a range of storage crops. “The relationship has been fine, except our two industries are so diverse …
BC Greenhouse Growers Association
Carbon tax relief begins
Details of the new point-of-sale carbon tax rebate for greenhouse growers were announced this week as the new scheme took effect. Originally announced in the February 28 provincial budget, the point-of-sale rebate means eligible greenhouse growers will pay just 20% of the carbon tax levied on natural gas and propane purchased to heat their greenhouses …