Category: Cherries
Now Accepting Applications for the 2016 Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program!
Have you developed and implemented a unique product or process that helps foster innovation in Ontario’s agriculture and food sector.? Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – August 14, 2015
Spotted wing drosophila trap captures continue to escalate. Trap captures increased 150% this past week and 400% the week before.Continue Reading
Mid-Summer Cover Crop Management
Managing the Warm Season Grasses – While it is too late to plant, there is still time to mow pearlContinue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Life Stage Predictions – July 31, 2015
SWD development has been related to temperatures (degree days) by researchers in Oregon. We used their model, and weather dataContinue Reading
Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Update – July 31, 2015
Spotted wing drosophila trap captures continue to escalate. Second generation females are now active in most areas. Using a degreeContinue Reading