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December 11th, 2018 — An all-new irrigation management guide for the horticultural sector

CRAAQ and IRDA are pleased to provide the horticultural sector with a brand new technical guide.

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December 6th, 2018 — IRDA and Producteurs de pommes du Québec recognized at the Union des producteurs agricoles annual conference

IRDA and Producteurs des Pommes du Québec received the Hélène-Alarie Environmental Award at the Grande Fête Agricole et Forestière event organized by Union des Producteurs Agricoles.

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October 23rd, 2018 — A Québec-Mexico agreement on converting agricultural biomass

On October 5, IRDA and Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Perote in Mexico signed a five-year collaborative agreement to conduct joint R&D projects with the goal of repurposing organic residual materials to tap into their energy and fertilizing potential, as well as to produce animal feed inputs.

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October 18th, 2018 — Adopting an integrated pest management strategy a profitable choice for companies, according to economic survey

An extensive economic analysis conducted by IRDA from 2016 to 2018 looked at the viability of using an integrated strategy to control field crop pests.

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October 16th, 2018 — The biggest compost-grown pumpkin—right in the heart of Québec City

As part of the 2018 Compost’s Giants contest organized by the Composting Council of Canada, the IRDA-grown pumpkin was proclaimed heavyweight champion in Québec and came in second for all of Canada.

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October 10th, 2018 — IRDA introduces more than 130 agronomy students to the latest agricultural advances

On October 5, more than 130 future agronomists from Université Laval visited the IRDA facility in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon.

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