The Fall 2024 (Vol 28, Issue 4) ONcore Newsletter (formerly Orchard Network Newsletter) is now available online.

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In This Issue…

Orchard Management

• Unlocking Insights: The Value of Data Analysis
• Nutrients in the Orchard: A Review on the Nutrients in Fruit Crops Symposium
• Shaping Success: The Power of Apple Tree Pruning
• The Drivers of Agricultural Sustainability in Ontario

Crop Protection

• Unpacking Scab Challenges: Factors Behind Last Season’s Apple Scab Management Struggles
• Field Efficacy of Selected Fungicides Against Bitter Rot in Ontario
• Establishing an Optimal Airblast Carrier Volume
• Tank Mixing Update: Implications for Users of Pest Control Products
• Ontario’s Ambrosia Beetle Survey: Species Insights and Their Impact on Apple Orchards
• Gnaw & Order: Strategies to Mitigate Rodent Damage in the Orchard

Postharvest

• Effects of Harvest Maturity and Storage Temperature on Internal Browning and Firmness Retention in ‘Ambrosia’ Apples

Announcements

• Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention, February 19-20, 2025
• Summer Student Employment Positions