The Spring 2026 (Vol 30, Issue 2) ONcore Newsletter (formerly Orchard Network Newsletter) is now available online.
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In This Issue…
ONcore Newsletter turns 30! Share your pearls of wisdom: What has been your favourite cutlivar to grow, and why? Tell us your story here!
Orchard Management
- Are You Turning a Blind Eye to Blind Wood?
- The Biology of Letting Go: How Chemical Thinners Work
- Effective Sucker Management in Apple Orchards
Crop Protection
- Blight Insight: Common Questions & Key Management Considerations
- The Bitter Rot Saga: What Colletotrichum Species Are Present & Are They Still Sensitive to Pyraclostrobin?
- Getting to Know Thrips: Identification in Apple Orchards
- Beyond the Rain Gauge: Leaf Wetness Matters for Disease Management
- Setting Priorities: Report for the 24th Annual National Pest Management Priority Setting Workshop
- Give Us Your Disease! Diseased Apple Leaves, That Is
Events
- University of Waterloo & Nature 4.0 Hydrometerology Workshop
- AgRobotics Working Group Demo Day – Simcoe
- Ontario Apple Grower’s Summer Tour
- Great Lakes Tek Flex
Announcements
- Welcome OMAFA’s New Entomologist, Jason Lemay
- Scout Smarter with Apple IPM Resources