Apple Update: May 9, 2017
Crop Stages In Essex and Kent, apple blossoms are at king bloom to king bloom petal fall. For the restContinue Reading
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Apple Update: May 2, 2017
The OMAFRA Apple Team will be providing weekly crop updates reported from across the province, including growth stages, production, weather-relatedContinue Reading
Fire Blight Prediction Maps for 2017
Michael Celetti, OMAFRA’s Plant Pathologist – Horticulture, is once again creating fire blight prediction maps based off the Cougar BlightContinue Reading
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Irrigation update- June 24, 2016
by Rebecca Shortt, Engineer, Water Quantity, OMAFRA The month of May and the first 3 weeks of June have beenContinue Reading
Apple Update: June 22, 2016
Crop Stages Apple fruitlets are increasing in size. At the University of Guelph Simcoe Research Station, they are 25-35 mmContinue Reading
Apple Update: June 7, 2016
Crop Stages Apple fruitlets range in size between 10-20 mm with the largest fruitlets in South Western Ontario and theContinue Reading
Fire Blight Risk: Are You Out of the Woods?
The fire blight prediction maps for Ontario have been updated for May 27-June 2, 2016. With the warm weather expectedContinue Reading
Apple Update: May 25, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at full bloom to petal fall across the province. The warm weather over the longContinue Reading
Apple Update: May 17, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at king bloom to full bloom in Chatham-Kent, Middlesex, Essex, Lambton, Elgin and Norfolk counties Continue Reading
Apple Update: May 11, 2016
Crop Stages Apple buds are at king bloom to full bloom in Essex County; full pink to king bloom NiagaraContinue Reading