Berry Bulletin April 12, 2016
16-2 Berry Bulletin 04-12-16 -printable pdf Welcome to another season of berry bulletins. Where did the winter go? Please follow ourContinue Reading
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Pollinator planting – demonstration sites needed
Are you a vegetable or fruit grower that depends upon pollinators to produce a crop? With funding under the GreatContinue Reading
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New Products for Berry Growers
OMAFRA publication #360 2016-2017 will be printed soon and available to growers from Service Ontario and the OMAFRA website. ThisContinue Reading
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Interested in Monitoring for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug on Your Farm? Traps Are Available
Hannah Fraser, Entomology Program Lead – Horticulture, OMAFRA Brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive pest that has made itsContinue Reading
OBGA and OFVC- Feb 16-17, 2016 – two informative days for berry growers
The Ontario Berry Growers Association Annual Meeting Feb 16 and the Berry Session at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable ConventionContinue Reading
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Bird and Wildlife Management Program at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention Feb 18, 2016
We all love birds and wildlife but sometimes they are a very costly nuisance to Ontario fruit growers. At theContinue Reading
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Should Fruit and Vegetable Growers be Concerned about Resistant Weeds?
Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Program Lead – Horticulture Radio Report, October 20, 2015 Fruit and vegetable growers have beenContinue Reading
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Cold Weather Mitigation Support for Growers
The government of Ontario recently announced that it will be providing financial support to fruit and specialty crop growers toContinue Reading
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Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Life Stage Predictions – August 15, 2015
SWD development has been related to temperatures (degree days) by researchers in Oregon. We used their model, and weather dataContinue Reading