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Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) is a world leader in tree fruit breeding and innovation, specializing in developing, cultivating, processing, and marketing novel tree fruit varieties through bioengineering, including genome editing. As a vertically integrated company, OSF is committed to advancing sustainable solutions that reduce food loss and waste while enhancing fruit consumption. Headquartered in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, OSF was founded in 1996 and acquired by an affiliate of Third Security, LLC in 2020. Its flagship product, Arctic? apples, grown and processed in Washington, USA, offers a fresh-cut apple solution that stays orchard-fresh longer. OSF continues to push the boundaries of innovation with its latest venture, Endless Orchard? Hard-Pressed Cider. For more information, visit www.arcticapples.com, www.eocider.com, or www.okspecialtyfruits.com.
BioChambers is a manufacturer of research grade chambers and rooms for plant growth, tissue culture, insect rearing, environmental studies and other life sciences.
Founded by Charlie Lamont in 1973, BioChambers has become a leading supplier to universities, private industry, and government agencies in the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, China, and many other countries around the world.
From chamber design to construction and installation, we take care of the details that matter so you can focus on your work.
CropLife Canada is a national trade association representing the manufacturers, developers and distributors of pesticides and plant breeding innovations. In addition to providing farmers with tools that increase productivity and sustainability, our members also develop products used in a wide range of non-agricultural settings, including urban green spaces, public health and transportation corridors.
Underpinned by an effective and efficient regulatory environment, plant science innovations can help enable sustainable productivity growth in agriculture to support both domestic and global food security.
We are focused on three key areas:
• Enabling the benefits of plant science innovations in the Canadian market
• Driving the recognition and continued development of Canada’s plant science industry as a leader in sustainable agriculture
• Driving an enabling global trade environment as it relates to plant science innovations in support of food security and economic growth
Argus Controls & Conviron
Together, Argus Controls and Conviron deliver integrated controlled environment agriculture solutions that help growers achieve unmatched precision, consistency, and control over plant production. By uniting Conviron’s industry leading growth chambers and rooms with Argus’s advanced environmental and fertigation control systems, clients gain precise, reliable, and scalable control over every variable that influences plant performance. From large-scale greenhouse production facilities and indoor and vertical farms to plant pharma – Conviron and Argus enable our clients in more than 90 countries to optimize growth, enhance consistency, and accelerate innovation. Grow with Conviron and Argus. Grow beyond.
Argus Controls:
Argus provides advanced environmental control systems that are customized to each grower’s requirements and are adaptable to their changing needs, enabling them to operate their growth facilities exactly the way they want. Combining over 40 years of controlling greenhouse and indoor growing environments, Argus provides a complete controls solution for commercial-scale horticulture facilities and indoor growing facilities, including fertigation and irrigation solutions. Learn more at www.arguscontrols.com and www.argusaxia.com
Conviron:
Since 1964, Conviron has had a singular focus – to give our clients cutting edge solutions for controlled environments for plant growth. Conviron provides off the shelf and custom, turnkey grow rooms and chambers complete with lighting, airflow, heat exchange, temperature, humidity and CO2 control. Our products include:
• Germination chambers
• Seed storage chambers
• Short and tall plant chambers
• Multi-purpose grow rooms
• Production scale rooms
Learn more at www.conviron.com
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan is a leading partner in agri food innovation, helping move ideas from discovery to market. Working across industry, academia, producers, and government, GIFS accelerates research and delivers solutions that support a more productive, profitable, and food secure world.
With advanced technologies and fully integrated platforms — including Sequencing, Bioinformatics and Data Analytics, Engineering Biology, and Plant Growth and Phenotyping — GIFS provides Canada’s only end to end innovation ecosystem under one roof, enabling partners to innovate, scale, and succeed faster.
GRA&GREEN is a Nagoya University spinoff revolutionizing agriculture through our Smart Breeding Platform. We bridge the gap between advanced genomics and real-world crop traits.
Our core strength lies in versatile genome editing, including our proprietary Promoter AI. This technology moves beyond simple gene knockouts, allowing for the fine-tuned control of gene expression levels.
A prime example of our success is our high-sugar gene-edited tomato, achieving a Brix 9 level—a 50% increase over original varieties—by optimizing sink-source carbon partitioning.
Furthermore, we offer comprehensive Genomics Solutions, including rapid marker development and MABC (Marker-Assisted Backcrossing), to accelerate R&D pipelines. Whether you are seeking a collaborative research partner or licensing opportunities, visit our booth to discover how our platform can transform your botanical targets into high-value assets.
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) was established in 2013 and represents approximately 24,000 wheat, rye and triticale producers. Sask Wheat, under the direction of its elected Board of producers, ensures that Saskatchewan’s wheat, rye and triticale farmers have the resources, leadership, and representation to strengthen Saskatchewan’s competitive advantage and ensure the interests of Saskatchewan’s farmers are protected. Sask Wheat is funded by a refundable $1.00/tonne check-off on all wheat, rye and triticale grown for sale in Saskatchewan. Check-off dollars administered by Sask Wheat go towards research, advocacy, market development, and producer communications and extension initiatives that improve varieties, strengthen markets and provide higher value to producers.