Ontario growers gain local access to affordable, retrofit irrigation automation backed by more than 70 years of irrigation expertise. Verdi, the leading global provider of easy and affordable irrigation automation, today announced a new partnership with Vanden Bussche Irrigation, Ontario’s leading provider of irrigation solutions. Verdi currently supports more than 20,000 acres across North America, works with some of the world’s largest food producers, and helped farms save over 1 billion liters of water last year. Through this partnership, Ontario growers will now have local access to Verdi’s automation platform, delivered with design, installation, and ongoing support from the Vanden Bussche team. For growers managing labor constraints, rising water costs, and increasing pressure to protect yield and quality, the partnership brings together Verdi’s retrofit automation platform and Vanden Bussche’s long-standing irrigation expertise. Expanding Access

It’s a fact that Americans have been drinking more wine during these shelter-in-place times. It’s also a fact that the aesthetics of a wine bottle label is a big factor in a consumer’s decision to purchase a wine. While loyalty to a brand may motivate an older demographic, most wine buyers are persuaded to buy by the look and character of a brand’s label.             “Adhesive pewter labels have become increasing popular with clients,” says Global Package LLC founder and CEO, Erica Harrop. “Not only are they distinctive from the average label, adding shelf-appeal, they add to a brand’s identity with an aesthetic that appeals to the senses.”             Global Package has a nearly 15-year partnership with Etiq’Etains, providing clients with a full range of cutting shapes, from patterns in full labels to neck wraps and cork tops. They are lead-free, easily applied,