The Spring 2025 (Vol 29, Issue 2) ONcore Newsletter (formerly Orchard Network Newsletter) is now available online.
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In This Issue…
Orchard Management
- The 2025 Thinning Story
- Spring’s Cold Shoulder
Crop Protection
- Cold, Wet & Misleading: Don’t Let the Calendar Drive Your IPM Program
- Extended Rain Events: Impacts on Apple Scab Ascospore Discharge
- Cool, Wet & Weedy: Adapting Weed Management to Weather Challenges
- Welcome! Cesar Cappa – OMAFA Weed Management Specialist (Horticulture)
- Rain Check Please: Getting the Most From Your Sprays in Wet Weather
- Could Southern Blight Become Northern? What Ontario Apple Growers Need to Know
- Attention! Pesticide Application By Drones
- Low Counts, High Stakes: Understanding Mullein Bug Risk When Tap Counts Come Up Short
Postharvest
No postharvest articles in this issue.
Announcements
- International Fruit Tree Association – Ontario Summer Tour
- Save the Date! Ontario Pest Management Conference
- AgRobotics Working Group Demo Days