Join Our Team This Summer: Research Assistant Positions Available (Simcoe and Vineland)
APPLY BY: February 10, 2026 11:59 pm EST The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) – Agriculture Development BranchContinue Reading
Tag: Pest Management
Managing herbicide persistence to protect establishing strawberry fields
By Cesar Cappa and Kris McNaughton, OMAFA Introduction It is not uncommon for strawberry growers to face several difficult questionsContinue Reading
Berry Growers of Ontario Annual Meeting and OFVC Berry Sessions
Please join the BGO for our Annual General Meeting this year. Returning to the traditional format, we will host aContinue Reading
August 22 Berry Bulletin
Crop Update Strawberries Some renovated fields have been slow to re-establish in the hot, dry conditions- although we received someContinue Reading
July 25 Berry Bulletin
Crop Update Strawberries Renovation continues as growers begin to mow later varieties including Valley Sunset and Malwina. Growers are mowing,Continue Reading
July 11 Berry Bulletin
Crop Update Strawberries The bulk of the June-bearing strawberry season is winding down in southern and eastern Ontario as growersContinue Reading
June 25 Berry Bulletin
Crop Update Strawberries Temperatures reached up to 33-36°C on Monday and Tuesday across the province, and growers are busy irrigatingContinue Reading
SWD Monitoring Update June 20, 2025
Traps have gone up for spotted wing drosophila at a few sites across the province- Norfolk, Elgin, Halton, Haldimand, andContinue Reading
June 18 Berry Bulletin
Crop Update Strawberries The volume of June-bearing strawberries is increasing this week; although strawberries have been ripening slowly to thisContinue Reading