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by Erica Pate June 13, 2025 0

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Registrations for SWD and Monitoring Update June 13, 2025

Traps have gone up for spotted wing drosophila at a few sites across the province- Norfolk, Elgin, Halton, Haldimand, andContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin June 13, 2025 0

What the Crop?! Apple Update: June 13, 2025

It may be Friday the 13th but this week hasn’t been so scary with warmer temperatures sizing fruit and thinners kicking in — too bad fire blight didn’t get the memo.

by Erika DeBrouwer June 6, 2025 0

Apples Diseases Insects Pest Management

What the Crop?! Apple Update: June 6, 2025

Sun’s out, shoots out! The recent quick heat-up is giving apples the green light! A substantial push in growth has been noted across the province.

Green leaves and white raspberry blooms with a black and yellow insect on the flower.

by Erica Pate May 30, 2025 0

Berries Blueberries Raspberries Strawberries Uncategorized

May 30 Berry Bulletin

Crop Update Strawberries The first day-neutral strawberries were picked this week from over-wintered fields as harvest slowly begins with theContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin May 30, 2025 0

Apples Diseases Insects Pest Management

What the Crop?! Apple Update: May 30, 2025

This cool, soggy spring has fruitlets tiptoeing, thinning on expert mode, and pests arriving like a slow, scattered parade.

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin May 29, 2025 0

Apples Berries Featured Grapes Pest Management Tender Fruit Weeds

No-Cost Molecular Herbicide Resistance Testing Available for Ontario Growers

Submit leaf samples for fast, accurate resistance confirmation — FREE!

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin May 23, 2025 0

Apples Diseases Insects Pest Management

What the Crop?! Apple Update: May 23, 2025

Apples are inching into fruit set, but the wet, cold weather has them – and thinning plans – stuck in slow motion.

White cylinder-shaped flowers on green bush.

by Erica Pate May 23, 2025 0

Berries Blueberries Pest Management Raspberries Strawberries

May 23 Berry Bulletin

Crop Update Strawberries Growers were frost protecting again on the morning of the 20th, followed by a cool and veryContinue Reading

by Erica Pate May 16, 2025 0

Berries Uncategorized

Suggestions for Anthracnose Management in Strawberries, 2025

Erica Pate, Fruit Crop Specialist; Katie Goldenhar, Pathologist- Horticulture, OMAFA These guidelines are developed as a result of anthracnose resistanceContinue Reading

by Kristy Grigg-McGuffin May 16, 2025 0

Apples Diseases Insects Pest Management

What the Crop?! Apple Update: May 16, 2025

Petal to the metal! Orchards are racing through bloom with the warm weather.