The following FREE workshops are available for those who will be scouting horticultural crops this year or looking to refresh their IPM knowledge.
To register, please contact OMAFRA’s Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca.
Table of Contents
GENERAL
Introduction to IPM
- May 2, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Conference Rm 1, 2 & 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
- Workshop Leader: Denise Beaton
- Notes: Bring your own lunch. Handouts provided.
This workshop covers topics such as the importance of integrated pest management, disease causal agents, characteristics, symptoms and damage of different insects and mites, scouting for weeds in horticulture crops, pesticide safety, soil diagnostics, invasive species and farm visit biosecurity. It is an introductory course that covers the basic information that scouts need to know. Other scouting workshops will build on this information and will be tailored to the specific crops.
FRUIT and TREE NUT CROPS
For Apple IPM Training, there will be 3 workshops held in different locations.
Apples (Ridgetown)
- May 2, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Room 002, Pestell Student Centre, Ridgetown Campus (120 Main Street East, Ridgetown)
- Workshop Leader: Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided.
Apples (Simcoe)
- May 7, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided.
Apples (Whitby)
- May 9, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Durham College, Whitby Campus, Room TBD
- Workshop Leader: Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided.
Hazelnut
- May 8, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Melanie Filotas
- Notes: Registration deadline is May 3. There are indoor and in-field training sessions.
Tender Fruit and Grape
- May 9, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Rittenhouse Hall, Vineland OMAFRA Resource Centre (4890 Victoria Avenue North,
Vineland Station) - Workshop Leader: Wendy McFadden- Smith
- Notes: Bring a laptop with WiFi capability. Lunch on your own.
Raspberry and Strawberry
- May 9, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Erica Pate
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Bring OMAFRA Publication 360, if
possible.
Blueberry
- May 30, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Erica Pate
- Notes: Bring your own lunch. Handouts provided. Bring OMAFRA Publication 360, if
possible.
VEGETABLE CROPS
Asparagus
- Field sessions available upon request
- Email: Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Specialist – elaine.roddy@ontario.ca
Tomatoes and Peppers
- May 6, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Room 126 (Main Floor), Agronomy Building, UofG Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Amanda Tracey
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Sweet Corn, Peas and Beans
- May 14, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Room 126 (Main Floor), Agronomy Building, UofG Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Elaine Roddy
- Notes: Lunch on your own.
Brassica Crops
- May 6, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Conference Rm 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
- Workshop Leaders: Travis Cranmer and Dennis Van Dyk
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day). See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Onions, Carrots and Celery
- May 8, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Conference Rm 2 & 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
- Workshop Leader: Dennis Van Dyk and Travis Cranmer
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day). See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Garlic
- May 10, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Conference Rm 2 & 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
- Workshop Leader: Travis Cranmer
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day). Please bring $20 payable to Ontario Garlic Growers Association. See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
- This workshop will focus on garlic production in addition to scouting.
Cucurbit Crops
- May 16, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Room 126 (Main Floor), Agronomy Building, UofG Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Elaine Roddy
- Notes: Lunch on your own.
SPECIALTY CROPS
Ginseng (IN-FIELD)
- June 13, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Rain date: June 14, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- C&R Atkinson Farms Ltd., 228 Charlotteville Rd. 1, St. Williams
- Workshop Leaders: Sean Westerveld and Melanie Filotas