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Innovative Vermicompost solution the first of its kind in Canada
Walnuts from tissue culture with TerraVesco (left) and without, just before dormancy. Growers in Canada now have access to an innovative, organic soil amendment that’s improving soil quality and producing healthier plants. A.M.A.Horticulture Inc. is thrilled to supply Canadian customers with TerraVesco® Vermicompost – the first vermicompost solution of its kind available north of the border....
A.M.A. Announces New Name
Niagara Falls, October 3, 2018 – A.M.A. Plastics Ltd., a solutions-focused distributor, has changed its corporate name to A.M.A. Horticulture Inc., announced today at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference. The name change better reflects the company’s mission to help horticulture customers grow and evolve by delivering innovative, custom solutions for success. “A.M.A. has always been fully...
Canadian Greenhouse Conference 2018 – ‘GROWING PROSPERITY’
A.M.A. is a major participant in the Canadian Greenhouse Conference in Niagara Falls. We’ll be there with a full contingent of our amazing staff plus one or two of our European supplier partners. Come see us October 3 – 4, 2018. This year, we’ll have a major new announcement to make, not to mention the latest in......
International Plant Propagators Society Annual Conference 2018 – Plant Production around the World
A.M.A. will be at the International Plant Propagators Society 2018 Annual Conference in Newark, DE, September 23 – 26, 2018. Professional plant propagators should be members of this international organization. These meetings are very educational and offer great opportunities for networking. We always learn from the seminars, growers, researchers and other industry experts. A.M.A. i...
10th Annual Ontario Hazelnut Symposium – Ontario Hazelnut Association
A.M.A. will be joining in: Do you have questions that need answering? Interested in industry knowledge ? Want to be among like minded-individuals?Learn and meet companies that have products to help you grow your orchard? Then the 10th Annual Ontario Hazelnut Symposium is for you! The theme for 2019 is“Perspectives for Ontario Hazelnuts – An......
A.M.A. Partners with Farm Credit Canada
A.M.A. and Farm Credit Canada have partnered to offer A.M.A. customers a great way to fund crop input purchases and farm cash flow. FlexibleNo feesLow interest rateNo requirement to be an FCC banking customerEasy to apply For years, FCC has funded field crop producers through their Crop Input Program. Now, this program is available to greenhouse growers.......
North American Strawberry Growers Association Annual Meeting 2018
A.M.A.’s Shawn Mallen will be at the North American Strawberry Growers Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans, January 21 – 24, 2018. He’ll be speaking there too. The greenhouse and tunnel grown strawberry industry is steadily growing in North America. If you are in this part of the industry or thinking about entering it, you need to......
Bringing European Berry Innovation Back Home
First-Hand Look at Europe’s Latest Soft Fruit Solutions On an early November morning in ‘Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, a contingent of more than 60 North American berry growers and industry suppliers boarded a tour bus and hit the road on a three-day trip across Northern Europe. Members of the A.M.A. team were among the group, ready to......
Supporting the Future Farmers of America
Kingsville, ON, November 30, 2017 – In July, A.M.A. was asked by a friend in the Ball Horticultural organization (Bushel and Berry) to sponsor the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Horticulture Competition in Indiana. Our role was simply to supply enough Ellepots by A.M.A. for the competitors to propagate some plants. We were happy to do it, since ...
Vineland Research & Innovation Centre – Growing The Canadian Berry Market
A.M.A.’s Shawn Mallen and Rick Bradt will be there. A.M.A. supplies growing containers, gutter systems and specialized substrates for berry propagators and growers....