Watering Strategies for Grape Growers without irrigation
By Badrul, Masud, Water Quantity Engineer, OMAFA; Kathryn Carter, Fruit Specialist OMAFA and Rebecca Shortt, Manager IE|EMB/FSED, OMAFA It hasContinue Reading
Category: Wine Grapes
Leaf removal in Vineyards
By Kathryn Carter, Fruit Specialist (Tender fruit and Grape), OMAFA and Laura Dobbyn, summer student OMAFA What is leaf removal?Continue Reading
Resistance management for phosphorous acid fungicides in grapevines
By Wendy McFadden-Smith and Katie Goldenhar, OMAFA Phosphorous acid products include Aliette, Confine Extra, Phostrol and Rampart. They have becomeContinue Reading
Ridomil Gold 480 SL label expansion to include grapes for 2025
With the restriction on mancozeb in grape to one prebloom application, use of Ridomil Gold-MZ was also restricted and useContinue Reading
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We need your help to build a robust Ontario Soil Health Database!
By Laura Dobbyn, Stephanie Vickers and Kathryn Carter, OMAFA Soil health refers to the soil’s ability “to support crop growthContinue Reading
Preharvest plague: Managing vineyard insects in the preharvest period
Multicoloured Asian Ladybeetle There has recently been an increase in Multicoloured Asian Lady Beetle (MALB) populations in vineyards. The insectsContinue Reading
A challenging harvest in 2024
By Kathryn Carter and Wendy McFadden-Smith, OMAFA The 2024 wine grape harvest is continuing, with harvest dates up to 10Continue Reading
The lowdown on downy mildew in grapes
The 2024 summer weather in Ontario has been ideal for downy mildew development. Typically, we see a flush of downyContinue Reading