Information for commercial growers and associates serving the Ontario apple industry
Formerly Orchard Network Newsletter
ORCHARD MANAGEMENT – CROP PROTECTION – RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS – EVENTS – POSTHARVEST – ANNOUNCEMENTS
ORCHARD MANAGEMENT
Are You Turning a Blind Eye to Blind Wood? READ HERE
The Biology of Letting Go: How Chemical Thinners Work READ HERE
Effective Sucker Management in Apple Orchards READ HERE
CROP PROTECTION
Blight Insight: Common Questions & Key Management Considerations READ HERE
The Bitter Rot Saga: What Colletotrichum Species Are Present & Are They Still Sensitive to Pyraclostrobin? READ HERE
Getting to Know Thrips: Identification in Apple Orchards READ HERE
Beyond the Rain Gauge: Leaf Wetness Matters for Disease Management READ HERE
Setting Priorities: Report for the 24th Annual National Pest Management Priority Setting Workshop READ HERE
Give Us Your Disease! Diseased Apple Leaves, That Is READ HERE
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
No research highlight articles in this issue.
EVENTS
University of Waterloo & Nature 4.0 Hydrometerology Workshop: June 30 READ HERE
AgRobotics Working Group Demo Day – Simcoe: July 21 READ HERE
Ontario Apple Growers Summer Tour: August 6 READ HERE
Great Lakes Tek Flex: September 10 & 11 READ HERE
POSTHARVEST
No postharvest articles in this issue.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Introducing OMAFA’s New Entomologist (Horticulture): Dr Jason Lemay READ HERE
Scout Smarter with Apple IPM Resources READ HERE
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