May 10 Berry Bulletin
Strawberries Strawberries: Crops are moving quickly now, and early June-bearing strawberries that were not row-covered are beginning to bloom. ThereContinue Reading
Author: Erica Pate
2024 Strawberry Disease Decision Support System now available
2024 Strawberry Disease Decision Support System The fungal diseases, anthracnose (caused by Colletotrichum spp.) and Botrytis grey mould (caused by Botrytis cinerea), areContinue Reading
May 3 Berry Bulletin
Strawberries After a cool week last week with multiple nights with frost crops are moving a bit faster now withContinue Reading
Suggestions for Anthracnose Management in Strawberries, 2024
Erica Pate, Fruit Crop Specialist; Katie Goldenhar, Pathologist- Horticulture, OMAFRA These guidelines were developed to address the presence of anthracnoseContinue Reading
Phytophthora crown rot of strawberry
Phytophthora crown rot is caused mainly by the pathogen Phytophthora cactorum. Strawberry plants infected with Phytophthora crown rot frequently occur inContinue Reading
April 25 Berry Bulletin
Welcome to the first berry bulletin of the 2024 season! In this bulletin: Crop Update: Strawberries: All June-bearing strawberries shouldContinue Reading
2023 Raspberry Virus Survey
Erica Pate & Katie Goldenhar In 2016 & 2017 OMAFRA conducted initial raspberry virus surveys to determine which viruses wereContinue Reading
Strawberry virus survey 2023
Erica Pate & Katie Goldenhar Ontario strawberry growers have been managing viruses for almost a decade now. Strawberry viruses, includingContinue Reading
Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative Opening February 15th
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON ONFLORICULTURE.COM by Abigail Wiesner OMAFRA is pleased to announce the new Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative, with $25M in funding to support growth andContinue Reading
Upcoming events for berry growers
Mark your calendars for the Berry Growers of Ontario annual meeting and the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention! To registerContinue Reading