Blueberries – ONfruit

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin October 10, 2020 0

New Episode of What’s Growing ON?

This week’s podcast focuses on how to improve productivity for your farm with OMAFRA’s Kathryn Carter and John Van de Vegte.

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 22, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 9

This week’s episode focuses on the importance of pest monitoring with OMAFRA’s Cassie Russell on the problematic pepper weevil and Erica Pate on cyclamen mite issues in strawberries.

by wendymcfaddensmith August 17, 2020 0

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Use ‘em before we lose ‘em

Fruit growers will lose several pest management tools after this season as a result of Pest Management Regulatory Agency reviews or corporate decisions.

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 15, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 8

This week’s episode focuses on pesticide resistance with OMAFRA’s Kristen Obeid on herbicide resistance in Ontario and Dennis van Dyk on Colorado potato beetle.

by wendymcfaddensmith August 13, 2020 0

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Spotted Wing Drosophila Update, August 14, 2020

The regional monitoring program is being conducted in berry and stone fruit crops in Essex, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Norfolk, Halton, Oxford,Continue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 7, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 7

OMAFRA’s Kristy Grigg-McGuffin explains the pillars of IPM using summer disease of apples

Female spotted wing drosophila showing serrated ovipositor that allows eggs to be laid through the skin of intact fruit

by wendymcfaddensmith August 7, 2020 0

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Spotted Wing Drosophila Update, Aug 7, 2020

Spotted wing drosophila trap catches on the rise in Ontario with milder temperatures and ripening fruit

by Erica Pate August 7, 2020 0

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Berry Bulletin August 6

August 6, 2020 In this bulletin: Crop & pest update Spotted wing drosophila Enhanced Agri-Food Workplace Protection Program Blueberry andContinue Reading

by wendymcfaddensmith July 31, 2020 0

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Spotted Wing Drosophila Update, July 31, 2020

SWD still cause for concern in ripening susceptible crops

by wendymcfaddensmith July 24, 2020 0

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Spotted Wing Drosophila Update, July 24, 2020

SWD counts continue to increase in Ontario