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Brussels Sprouts: a Vegetable Crop Competing in a Global Marketplace DECEMBER 2017 CELEBRATING 138 YEARS AS CANADA’S PREMIER HORTICULTURAL PUBLICATION THEGROWER.ORG HARD TRUTHS ABOUT LOCAL FOOD Brussels sprouts: a vegetable crop competing in a global marketplace Only a handful of growers specialize in Brussels sprouts. Near Pain Court, Ontario, Dave VanSegbrook (L) and Jean Marie Laprise are the largest Brussels sprout producers in Canada. The plumpest sprouts go to the fresh market -- Ippolito Produce in Burlington -- and the remainder is destined for the Bonduelle processing plant in Tecumseh. However, storm clouds are on the horizon to keep competitive in a global market while operating in Ontario’s unfriendly business environment. Photos by Rosemary Chaput. vulnerable to disease such as packing line to clean, sort and that several million dollars have marketplace. We have driven KAREN DAVIDSON Alternaria and to insects such as pack for two end users: the been invested over the years to costs out of our system for the aphids, diamondback moth, fresh market at Ippolito keep competitive. The business last 25 years, and now I don’t Brussels sprouts, common cabbage loopers and imported Produce in Burlington and has significant risk with very know where to turn. Extra fare for holiday dinners, are cabbage worm. The cruciferous freezer processor Bonduelle in limited market opportunities. labour costs will negatively uncommonly difficult to grow. vegetable is also vulnerable to Tecumseh. Not every Brussels The crop contract is not impact our profit margins.” That’s why Dave VanSegbrook other lower-cost, temperate- sprout is destined for prime negotiated under the umbrella As much as the newspaper and partner Jean Marie Laprise climate jurisdictions in time, nestled beside the festive of the Ontario Processing headlines have focussed on have combined their resources California, the Netherlands and turkey. Take a closer look at the Vegetable Growers but directly minimum wage increases, to grow the specialty Brassica Belgium where harvesting can buds which form between the with buyers. Brussels sprouts Laprise is more worried about crop. take place over months rather stems of the stalk. The growth are not carrots, potatoes or the Pest Management “Brussels sprouts are a very than the nine-week period in habit of the plant is such that broccoli where there is higher Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and labour-intensive crop,” explains Ontario. The partners invested only 20 per cent of the sprouts consumer demand and volumes. its re-evaluation of critical crop Laprise, during a field tour near in another state-of-the-art meet the 1 1/8 inch to 1 3/8 inch “Our capital costs per unit protection products such as Pain Court, Ontario. “The crop harvester this year, but as the size requirements of the fresh are much higher than Bravo, Admire and is planted May 1 and doesn’t behemoth rolls efficiently market. The marble-sized competitors,” says Laprise. others affecting production of get harvested until late October through the crop, remember remainders must find a home in “The increase in Ontario’s Brussels sprouts and other and November, so that’s six that the iron is unproductive in the processing sector. minimum wage ($14/hour as of vegetable crops. months of scouting for disease, storage for 10 months of the As Laprise inspects the January 1) is going to affect our insects and fertility year. end-of-season packing line, competitiveness and I don’t requirements. Altogether, 115 staff are searching for efficiency think we will be able to The cold-season crop is needed from the field to improvements, he points out recapture the money from the Continued on page 3 Manitoba’s carbon tax PG 5 Profile: apple juice industry PG 16 Focus: food safety PG 18 Volume 67 Number 12 P.M. 40012319 $3.00 CDN PAGE 2 –– DECEMBER 2017 THE GROWER AT PRESS TIME… NEWSMAKERS Major spike in cost of helpful to growers in helping scheduling, overtime pay and SunSelect Produce, Inc. has them compete in a changing hours worked. named Len Krahn to its top doing business business climate,” says Jan “All agricultural exemptions leadership role of chief need to be maintained,” says executive officer. He will VanderHout. “We need all hands manage 70 greenhouse acres on deck when it’s time to plant, in Delta and Aldergrove, time to harvest. We can’t forecast British Columbia and 64 acres a heat wave that causes a surge of in Tehachapi, California. production. We can’t schedule in Krahn has held various posi- advance.” tions at SunSelect since 1993. Len Krahn In the lobbying efforts in In 2014, SunSelect’s Canadian recent months, the OFVGA and greenhouses became the first produce-growing operation in LICC have been drilling down North America to earn Fair Trade certification. He is one of four into these related issues. “Our siblings who manage the pepper, tomato and cucumber industry is at the tipping point greenhouse company. After months of intense lobbying, VanderHout, chair of the Ontario and only time will tell how fast Ontario’s agriculture industry Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ our industry can restructure,” The BC Blueberry Council learned that not much will budge Association (OFVGA). “The new says Forth. has announced that Anju Gill in Bill 148: Fair Workplaces, reality is cap and trade, rising The cumulative effects of is the new executive director. Better Jobs Act. On November energy costs and minimum wage legislative changes are wearing Her 12 years of experience in 15, Charles Sousa, Ontario’s increases.” heavily on growers. government and public minister of finance, issued a fall Those growers who are most “In the next six months as we relations along with her economic statement that affected by these rising costs are head into the June 2018 Ontario education uniquely position committed to a minimum wage those who are heavy users of election, we will have a non- her in supporting the diverse increase from $11.60/hour to electricity, natural gas and labour. partisan approach, making sure needs of the highbush $14/hour on January 1. blueberry industry. Based in As Ken Forth points out, $400 that all provincial parties are Anju Gill This unprecedented increase million of Ontario investment has aware of agriculture’s role in the Abbotsford, BC, she will be is expected to cost Ontario already left the province to build economy and the factors managing an association with 700 members. horticulture an extra $165 million state-of-the-art greenhouses in impacting our success,” says next year, says broccoli grower the more business-friendly U.S. VanderHout. The Dow-DuPont merger is resulting in divestitures and moves Ken Forth, chair of the Labour As growers measure harvest of personnel. Sylvain Legault, for example, has been with Issues Coordinating Committee results and look towards the 2018 Strike at Ippolito ends DuPont for 15 years, but announced his move to FMC (LICC). If all Ontario agriculture planning cycle, OFVGA leaders Agricultural Solutions as sales representative, Eastern Canada. is included, then the dent is $297 will be meeting with Ontario About 20 workers at Ippolito million. With these added ministry of agriculture officials Produce picketed the Ontario The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers held their annual burdens, growers will be looking the week of November 20 to Food Terminal in mid- general meeting October 24. Kevin Safrance and Hilco to the marketplace to help absorb discuss how the funds will be November, disrupting business Tamminga were elected for a second term. Bill Heeg, Marco these extra costs. managed and distributed. It’s for a week, in their bid for better Hoogenboom and James Neven acclaimed their seats. The 2017- In its economic forecast, the expected the funding mechanism wages and job security. 2018 board of directors for district 1 are: Paul Mastronardi, Hazel government did acknowledge the will hinge on Allowable Net Sales "Ippolito Produce and the Farms; Jason Whitcher, Cecelia Acres; Peter Quiring, vulnerability of the edible as part of a Self-Directed Risk Teamsters union representing NatureFresh Farms; Kevin Safrance, EnviroFresh Farms; Hilco horticulture sector by earmarking Management-like program. It our employees were able to reach Tamminga, Truly Green. $60 million for a competitiveness could be spring 2018 before a tentative agreement on Directors for district 2 are: fund over two years, citing the funds are available. November 17,” reported Dave Jan VanderHout, Beverly sector’s unique position as a Just as important are other Shepherd, director human Greenhouses; Mike price-taker in the global market. important labour issues contained resources for Ippolito Produce. Vanderzwet, St. David’s “The $60 million will be within Bill 148. They concern Hydroponics; Bill Heeg, Sunchoice Greenhouses; Marco Hoogenboom, Hoogenboom Family Farms; James Neven, Foothill Greenhouses. The recipient of The Industry Builder Award was Don Taylor, chair of the board from 2010 to 2015. Don Taylor At the recent Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, the National Apple Competition attracted just under 100 entries from British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. The Canadian Horticultural Council Trophy for Grand Champion of new varieties was won by Steve Brown, Happy Valley Harvest, Summerland, BC for his Ambrosia variety entry. The Ontario Apple Growers Trophy was awarded to Wheelbarrow Orchards, Milton, Ontario as premier exhibitor of commercial varieties. The Tyrell Trophy also went to Wheelbarrow Orchards as winner of the best collection of apples. For all winners, go to: https://assistexpo.ca/results/ 2017-rawf/6/820 Also at the Royal, the Giant Vegetable Competition always attracts the curious. This year’s winner for the Potato by Weight category was a 4.4 pound entry by Pat Tupling from Tupling Farms, Melancthon, Ontario. For those interested, the variety is Colomba. Fore more Newsmakers, see page 8. DECEMBER 2017 –– PAGE 3 THE GROWER COVER STORY Brussels sprouts: a vegetable competing in a global marketplace The increase in Ontario’s“ minimum wage ($14/hour as of January 1) is going to affect our competitiveness and I don’t think we will be able to recapture the money from “ the marketplace.
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