Fire Blight Risk: Are You Out of the Woods?
The fire blight prediction maps for Ontario have been updated for May 27-June 2, 2016. With the warm weather expectedContinue Reading
Category: Diseases
Apple Update: May 25, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at full bloom to petal fall across the province. The warm weather over the longContinue Reading
What’s your plan for strawberry aphid control?
Strawberry aphid, Chaetosiphon fragaefolii, is the main vector of strawberry virus diseases in northeastern Canada. This aphid is a majorContinue Reading
Apple Update: May 17, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at king bloom to full bloom in Chatham-Kent, Middlesex, Essex, Lambton, Elgin and Norfolk counties Continue Reading
Apple Update: May 11, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at king bloom to full bloom in Essex County; full pink to king bloom NiagaraContinue Reading
Apple Update: May 3rd, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at tight cluster to pink in Essex County, Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Lambton and Middlesex; half inchContinue Reading
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New Products for Berry Growers
Publication #360, Guide to Fruit Production, was updated during the winter and copies are now available from most OMAFRA offices,Continue Reading
Apple Update: April 27, 2016
The OMAFRA Apple Team will be providing weekly crop updates reported from across the province, including growth stages, production, weather-relatedContinue Reading
Activity of Fungicides on Grape Diseases, 2016
This table provides information on the relative activity, REI, PHI and number of applications labeled and recommended for fungicides registeredContinue Reading
Apogee – Looking Beyond Regulating Growth In Apples
Apogee is a plant growth regulator used by Canadian apple growers since 2005 to suppress vegetative shoot growth, reducing theContinue Reading