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by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin August 22, 2020 0

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 10, 2020 0

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New fungicide for stone fruit growers

The fungicide, Miravis Duo, is now labelled for control of blossom blight, brown rot and peach scab in all stoneContinue 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

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin July 22, 2020 0

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What’s Growing ON? – Episode 6

OMAFRA’s Katie Goldenhar talks early activity of cucurbit downy mildew and Jennifer Llewellyn explains why we’re seeing such high populations of gypsy moth in this week’s podcast.

by Kathryn Carter July 20, 2020 0

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Packinghouse Preparation Prior to Peach Season

By Lydia Balogh (Summer Student), Kathryn Carter, Peter VanWeerden and Amanda Green, OMAFRA Tender fruit harvest has started, and asContinue Reading

by Kathryn Carter July 20, 2020 0

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Tender fruit and Grape update-July 17,2020

By Kathryn Carter, Dr. Wendy McFadden-Smith and Amanda Green, OMAFRA Weather The hot weather has continued to push degree dayContinue Reading

by Kathryn Carter July 16, 2020 0

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Summer is the Time for Leaf and Petiole Sampling

Adapted from Christoph Kessel – Nutrition (Horticulture) – Former Program Lead/OMAF and MRA, updated by Lydia Balogh (summer student) andContinue Reading

by wendymcfaddensmith July 16, 2020 0

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Rainfastness of Fungicides

Timing fungicides can be a challenge. Infection for most diseases requires rainfall. Fungicides are used mostly protectively so work bestContinue Reading