Information for Commercial Berry Growers in Ontario

| News & Alerts | Information for New Growers | Publications Online | Pest Management | Food Safety | Harvest & Post Harvest | Business & Innovation |
| Weather & Climate |Environmental Stewardship |
| Specialists & Services | Tools & Additional Resources |
| Horticulture Statistics|

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News & Alerts

• Spotted Wing Drosophila
• Berry Bulletin Agriphone (Weekly Crop Updates)
• Ontario Berry Grower Newsletter
• Hort Matters Newsletter
• What's Current in Hort Crops
• Ontario Agriculture Events Calendar (ontag.farms.com)
• ON Organic Newsletter
• Market Information - Infohort (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada)

Information for New Growers

• Preparing the Soil for Berry Production (PDF)
• Post Harvest Storage and Handling of Strawberries (PDF)
• Starting Commercial Berry Production (PDF)
• Guide to Cost of Production Budgeting (Order No. 08-055)
• Soil Sampling and Analysis for Managing Crop Nutrients
• Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Order No. 06.099)
• List of Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
• Suggested Berry Varieties for Ontario
• Publication 360 - Guide to Fruit Production
• Publication 75 - Guide to Weed Control
• Blueberry Production Basics
  • List of Blueberry Propagators and Plant Suppliers
  • Blueberries for Home Gardens (Order No. 90-046)
  • Blueberry Production Guide
• Raspberry Production Basics
  • List of Ontario Raspberry Plant Propagators and Plant Suppliers
  • Raspberries and Blackberries for Home Gardens
  • Variety Descriptions: Raspberry
  • Berry Crop Budgeting Tools
  • Raspberry and Blackberry Bramble Production Guide
  • Publication 105 - Growing Red Raspberries in Ontario
• Strawberry Production Basics
  • List of Strawberry Plant Propagators and Plant Suppliers
  • Variety Descriptions: Strawberry
  • Berry Crop Budgeting Tools
  • Strawberry Production Guide
  • Publication 513 - Growing Strawberries in Ontario

Publications Online

• Guide to Fruit Production (Publication 360)
• Guide to Weed Control (Publication 75)

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Crop Management

| All Berry Crops | Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition - all berry crops | Irrigation - all berry crops | Berries |Cranberries| Currants & Gooseberries | Elderberries |
| Haskaps | Raspberries | Saskatoons | Sea Buckthorn | Strawberries |

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All Berry Crops

• What You Should Know About Fruit Production In Ontario (Order No.04-045)
• Suggested Berry Varieties for Ontario

Soil Fertility and Crop Nutrition - all berry crops

• Cover Crops
• Micronutrients in berry crops
• Soil Management for Orchards and Vineyards (Order No. 92-120)
• Leaf Analyses for Fruit Crop Nutrition (Order No. 91-012)
• Micronutrients for Berry Crops

Irrigation - all berry crop

• Irrigation Scheduling For Fruit Crops (Order No. 90-069)
• Irrigation - Index Page
• Monitoring Soil Moisture
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)
• Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices Series

Blueberries

• Blueberries for Home Gardens (Order No. 90-046)
• NRAES Highbush Blueberry Production Guide
• Using Sprinklers to Protect Blueberries from Spring Freezes, MSU Extension

Blueberry Varieties and Plant Suppliers

• Suggested Berry Varieties for Ontario
• Blueberry Propagators and Plant Suppliers

Blueberry crop nutrition

• Blueberry Nutrition

Blueberry pests and pest management

• Publication 360 - Blueberry Calendar for Ontario
• A Pocket Guide to IPM Scouting in Highbush Blueberries
• Notes on Blueberry Diseases and Insects
• Bird Control (Order No. 98-035)
• Bird Netting Suppliers (Partial List)
• Spotted Wing Drosophila
• Blueberry Maggot

Cranberries 

Cranberrry Institute

Currants and Gooseberries

• Currants and Gooseberries (Order No. 98-095)

Current varieties & plant suppliers

• Currant & Gooseberry Plant Suppliers
• Suggested Berry Varieties for Ontario

Currant & Gooseberry nutrition

• Currant and Gooseberry Nutrition

Currant pests & pest management

• Publication 360 - Currant and Gooseberry Calendar for Ontario
• Notes on Current and Gooseberry Diseases and Insects

Elderberries

• Elderberries for Home Gardens (Order No. 95-005)
• Elderberry crop profile - SPECIALTY CRopportunities
• Missouri State University elderberry resources and bibliography
• Elderberry research - New York Berry Times, Oct/Nov 2005 Vol. 4 No.10
• Elderberry Culture: A review article about elderberries in the New York Berry Times Newsletter (pg 14 of newsletter)

Elderberry pests and pest management

• Elder Borer: a pest of elderberries
• Publication 360

Haskaps

Haskap crop profile

Raspberries

• Growing Red Raspberries in Ontario (Publication 105)
• Raspberries and Blackberries for Home Gardens (Order No. 99-033) (PDF)
• NRAES Bramble Production Guide

Raspberry varieties

• Recommended  Berry Varieties for Ontario
• Variety Descriptions: Raspberry
• Ontario Raspberry Plant Propagators and Suppliers

Raspberry crop nutrition

• Raspberry Nutrition

Raspberry pests & pest management

• Publication 360 - Raspberry Calendar for Ontario
• Notes on Raspberry Diseases and Insects
• Controlling raspberry cane diseases can increase yield and reduce winter injury
• Nematodes in Strawberry and Raspberry Production
• Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Order No. 06-099)
• Two-Spotted Spider Mite
• Spotted Wing Drosophila

Saskatoons

• Publication 360 - Saskatoon Berry Calendar for Ontario
• Notes on Saskatoon Berry Diseases and Insects

Sea Buckthorn

• Sea Buckthorn crop profile
• Publication 360 - Sea Buckthorn Calendar for Ontario
• Ginseng and Specialty Crop Report
  

Strawberries

• Dayneutral Strawberries (Order No. 89-099)
• Growing Strawberries in Ontario, Publication 513
• NRAES Strawberry Production Guide
• Strawberries for Home Gardens
• Cold Acclimation in Strawberries:How Strawberry Plants Get Ready For Winter
• Cooling and Temperature Management for Strawberries
• Irrigation For Frost Protection Of Strawberries

Strawberry varieties

• Ontario Strawberry Plant Propagators and Suppliers
• Suggested Berry Varieties for Ontario
• Variety Descriptions: Strawberry

Strawberry crop nutrition

• Strawberry Nutrition
• Strawberry Diagnostic Workshops: Nutrition

Strawberry pests & pest management

• Publication 360 - Strawberry Calendar for Ontario: Management Practices to Reduce Pesticide Use
• Publication 360 - Strawberry Calendar (Non-Bearing) for Ontario
• Publication 360 - Strawberry Calendar (Fruiting Years) for Ontario
• Ontario CropIPM - Integrated Pest Management Training Online or on CD (Order # AF141)
• Strawberry Scouting Forms
• Angular Leafspot of Strawberry (New Brunswick fact sheet)
• Angular leaf spot in strawberries, Hort Matters article
• Biological control of root weevils in strawberries
• Fruit Bronzing of Strawberry
• Strawberry Diseases and Disorders
• Notes on Diseases and Insects of Strawberry
• Nematodes in Strawberry and Raspberry Production
• Root Weevils in Ontario Strawberry Fields
• Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Order No. 06.099)
• Spotted Wing Drosophila
• Strawberry Clipper Weevil: A Major Pest of Strawberry (Order No. 99-031) (PDF)
• Strawberry Leaf Spot - Control Strategies
• Tarnished Plant Bug: A Major Pest of Strawberry (Order No. 92-108)
• Two-Spotted Spider Mite
• Weed Management - New Brunswick Strawberry IPM Guide (PDF file-319 kb)

Organic berry crops

• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 09-077)
• Organic Agriculture - Index Page
• Organic Crops - Index Page
• Introduction To Organic Farming (html) (pdf)
• Organic Food and Farming Certification
• ON Organic Newsletter
• Starting an Organic Farm (html) (pdf)

Pest Management

• Disease Factsheets & Infosheets
• Update on the effect and extent of nematode suppression with cover crops
• Insect Factsheets & Infosheets
• Minor Use Program
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Pesticide Information
• Precautions With All Pesticides
• Sprayer Calibration Calculator
• Weed Quiz
• Weed Factsheets & Infosheets

Food Safety

The following index pages will take you to the information you require:

• Food Safety & Tracebility - Index Page
• Food Safety - Index Page
• Food Safety for Ontario's Agriculture Industry - Index Page

Recommended Food Safety Resources

• Canada GAP
• Improving On-Farm Food Safety Through Good Irrigation Practices (Order no. 10-037)
• Advantage Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) Posters (December 2012)
• Training Workers on Proper Hand Washing (September 2012)
• Maintaining Farm Buildings to Prevent Pest Entry (December 2011)
• Checklist for Worker Policies Training (August 2011)
• Harvest and Worker Hygiene (August 2011)
• Food Safety Tips (August 2011)

Harvest and Post Harvest

• Harvest and postharvest handling of strawberries
• Tunnel Forced Air Cooler for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 98-031)
• Troubleshooting Cold Storage Problems (Order No. 94-083)
• Sizing and Laying Out a Short-Term (Summer) Refrigerated Storage for Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 92-124)

Businesss and Innovation

• Agricultural Business Management Information - Index Page
• Cost of Production and Budgets
  

Weather & Climate

• Adverse Weather Information
• Ontario Climate Information
• Effects of Air Polllution on Agricultural Crops (Order No. 01-015)
• Freeze Protection Methods for Crops (Order No. 85-11)
• Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP 07)

Environmental Stewardship

• Energy Conservation
• Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Management
• Environment - Index Page

• Green Energy Business Information Bundle

• Green Energy Generation
• Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition - Index Page
• Soil Management - Index Page
• Soil Water Management - Index Page
• Water - Index Page

Recommended environmental stewardship resources:

• Best Management Practices Manuals
• Potential Sources of Funding for Environmental Stewardship

Specialists & Services

• Agriculture Development Branch Staff Directory
• Leaf and Petiole Tissue Analysis Program
• Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
• Pest Diagnostic Clinic - University of Guelph
• Sources of Crop Inputs
• Air Induction Nozzles
• Containers
• Cover Crop
• Irrigation Equipment
• Pest Monitoring Equipment
• Plasticulture
• Vegetable Seed
  

Tools & Additional Services

• Agriculture Development Branch Staff
• Crop and Pest Updates
  • Subscribe to OMAFRA Podcasts
• Laboratories for Leaf Analysis
• Accredited Soil Testing Labs
• Pesticide Information
• Sources of Crop Inputs
  • Blueberry Propagators and Plant Suppliers
  • Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
  • Ontario Raspberry Plant Propagators and Suppliers
  • Ontario Strawberry Plant Propagators and Suppliers
  • Currant & Gooseberry Plant Suppliers
  • Fruit Tree Nurseries in Ontario
  • Sources of Agricultural Limestone For Ontario
  • Plasticulture Suppliers
  • OMAFRA Products and Publications Catalogue

 

Stats and Facts

• 2002-2003 Canadian Fruit Situation and Trends (including apples, tree fruits & berries)
• 2002-2003 Overview Of Canadian Horticultural Industry
• National Crop News Report