The federal and Ontario agriculture departments are investing $330,000 to upgrades at the Superior Plant Upgrading and Distribution (SPUD) Unit in New Liskeard.
It will be spent on the irrigation, air filtration, heating and control systems and on increases to sterilization capacity and greenhouse coverings.
This will improve the ability to anticipate, detect, mitigate and reduce diseases and pests along the supply chain, the SPUD unit The unit works on potatoes, berries, garlic, sweet potatoes and hazelnuts.
