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Skills that raise your pay

• Pesticide applicator certificate

  Provincial course and exam. Needed before you can apply most crop protection products.

• Integrated pest management

  Releasing predator insects instead of spraying. Standard in Canadian vegetable greenhouses and a specialist skill.

• Climate computer training

  Learning a system such as Priva or Hoogendoorn is what turns a worker into a grower.

• Hydroponics and irrigation

  Mixing and managing nutrient solutions for crops grown without soil.

• Cannabis production

  A licensed and well paid branch of greenhouse growing with extra security and record keeping rules.