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Factsheets, Infosheets and Publications

|General | Crop Management | Pest Management | Nutrition | Business Management |Weather and Climate |Irrigation |

General

• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - fruits
• Horticultural Crops - Best Management Practices
• Introduction To Organic Farming (Order No. 09-077)
• Local Food Plus
• MTO Guide to Farm Equipment on the Highway
• Nutrient Management -Best Management Practices Series
• Nutrient Management Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Nutrient Management Planning - Best Management Practices Series
• On-Farm Food Safety Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Organic Food and Farming Certification
• Phosphorus (P) And Potassium (K) Soil Testing And Fertilizer Recommendation System in Ontario (Order No. 97-005)
• Soil Water Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP07)

Crop Management

• Choosing the Right Cover Crop
• Cover Crops
• Earthworms are Good - Right?
• Fruit Production Recommendations (Publication 360)
• Fruit Tree Nurseries in Ontario
• Growth Stages of Grapevines
• How well is your nitrogen managed?
• Leaf Analysis - What's the Story?
• Ontario Marking Requirements for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables at Retail
• Ready for the Spring?
• Sizing and Laying Out a Short-Term (Summer) Refrigerated Storage for Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 92-124)
• Tips for Successful Planting
• Tunnel Forced-Air Coolers for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 98-031)
• Vineyard Site Selection
• Wine Grape Production Outside Traditional Areas in Ontario

Nutrition

• A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 1 - Introduction
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 2 - Good Bug or Bad?
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 3 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 4 - Those Wonderful Worms
• Grape Nutrition
• Helping Graminicides Work
• Late Fall Applications Of Manure Can Do Wonders For Your Soil And Your Pocketbook!
• Leaf Analyses for Fruit Crop Nutrition (Order No. 91-012)
• Leaf analysis sampling now for future planning
• Monitoring Soil Moisture
• Soil Management for Orchards and Vineyards (Order No. 92-120)
• Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Fertility Handbook (Pub. 611)
• Soil Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Soil Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Moisture Monitoring Tools: A Comparison
• Soil pH - when is high too high?
• Sorting out those yellowing leaves
• Spent Mushroom Substrate
• What do Zebra Mussels have to do with Phosphorus?
• What About Micronutrients?

Irrigation

• Drip Irrigation versus Traveling Gun - Water Efficiency
• Early Season Irrigation
• Energy Conservation in Irrigation
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)
• Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Improving On-Farm Food Safety Through Good Irrigation Practices (Order no. 10-037)
• Irrigation Scheduling For Fruit Crops (Order No. 90-069)
• Irrigation - Why, When, And How Much ?
• Permit to Take Water - MOE website
• Reservoirs - Construction Tips
• Tune up your irrigation system, summer is on the way!
  
• Water Testing Basics

Pest Management

|General| Insects | Diseases | Weeds |

General

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• Attention Herbicide Applicators - Use Caution when Spraying in Close Proximity to Horticulture Crops
• Bird Control on Grape and Tender Fruit Farms (Order No. 98-035)
• Bird Control Options (and non-options)
• Calibrating Airblast Sprayers (Order No. 10-047)
  
• Crop & Pest Updates
• Defining degrees of control on pesticide labels
• Fungicide Spray Coverage
• Fruit Production Recommendations (Publication 360)
• Publication 360 - Grape Calendar for Ontario
• Mid-Season Airblast Sprayer Adjustments
  
• Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)
• Pesticide Application & Safety
• Pesticide Safety Training Requirements for Agricultural Assistants
• PMRA Pesticide Label Search
• Precautions With All Pesticides
• Rodent and Deer Control in Orchards (Order No. 98-023)
• Rotating Pesticides to Delay the Development of Resistance
• Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Order No. 06-099)
• Six Elements of Effective Spraying in Orchards and Vineyards (Order No. 09-039)
• Sprayer Calibration Calculator
• Sprayers and Gauges and Nozzles (oh my)
  
• Tank mixes - Labelled versus Unlabelled
• The Hidden Cost of Damaged Nozzles
• Using Propane-Fired Cannons to Keep Birds Away from Vineyards (Order No. 10-053)
• Ways to Avoid Pesticide Spills (Order No. 96-025)
• We Catch Your Drift

Insects

• Check Pheromone Traps - Twice Weekly!
• Grape Erineum Mite
• Grape Flea Beetle: A Sporadic Spring Pest
• Insect Factsheets & Infosheets
• Insect & Disease Identification Guide For Grapes (Order No. 03-039)
• Japanese beetles in grapes
• Notes on Grape Diseases and Insects
• Options for Grape Berry Moth Management in Ontario Vineyards
• Pest Monitoring: Proper use of Pheromone Traps
• Spotted Wing Drosophila - Pest Alert
• Rainfastness of Fruit Insecticides
• Three-Banded Leafhopper on Grapes
• Wildly Fluctuating Temperatures Affect Insect Flight Patterns
• Yellowjackets in Grapes

Diseases

• Disease Factsheets & Infosheets
• Downy Mildew of Grapes (Order No. 90-125)
• Fungicide choices for grape diseases, 2010
• Grape Phylloxera (Order No. 88-125)
• Insect & Disease Identification Guide For Grapes (Order No. 03-039)
• Notes on Grape Diseases and Insects
• Phomposis Cane and Leaf Spot of Grapes (Order No. 90-123)
• Phytotoxicity in Tender Fruit and Grapes
• Fungal Trunk diseases: a threat to aging vineyards?
  

Weeds

• Herbicide Injury - What Should I Do Now?

• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• New Year's Resolutions for Managing Weeds
• Problem Weed Series for Orchard & Vineyards - Quackgrass
• Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control
• Selecting a Weed Management Strategy for Tree Fruit and Grapes
• Time to Spot Treat Perennial Weeds
• Water Quality Affects Herbicide Efficacy
  
• Weed Factsheets & Infosheets
• Weed Quiz
  

Business Management

• Agricultural Business Management Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Bioproducts
• Business Planning for Nutrient Management
• Creating and Implementing a Human Resource Management Plan (Order No. 07-005)
• Customer Service Strategies That Work (Order No. 11-017)
• Diagnosing and Managing Cash Flow Problems (Order No. 10-021)
• Energy - OMAFRA Index Page (conservation, renewable energy, bioenergy, emergency power)
• Establishment and Production Costs for Grapes in Ontario - 2009 Economic Report PDF 800 kb (Grape Growers of Ontario)
• Evaluating the Feasibility of Business Opportunities (Order No. 09-007)
• Farm Business Insurance (Order No. 00-041)
• Guide to Tracking Program Payments to Ontario Farmers
• Guide To Custom Farmwork and Short-Term Equipment Rental (Order No. 10-049)
• Money for on-farm Environmental Improvements
• Nutrient Management
• Orchards and Vineyards Transition Program - Agricorp
• Options For Farmers Dealing With Financial Difficulties (Order No. 10-003)
• Preparing Business Plans (Order No. 08-051)
• Programs and Services for Ontario Farmers
• Premier's Award for Agri-Food Excellence
• Starting a Farm in Ontario - Business Information Bundle for New Farmers
• What You Should Know About Fruit Production In Ontario, (Order No. 04-045)
• Your Guide to Food Processing in Ontario (HTML plain text) (pdf)

Weather & Climate

• Adverse Weather Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Chilling Injury of Horticultural Crops (Order No. 98-021)
• Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural Crops (Order No. 01-015)
• Freeze Protection Methods for Crops (Order No. 85-116)
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)
• Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Ontario Climate Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP07)
• Wind Machines for Minimizing Cold Injury to Horticultural Crops (Order No. 10-045)
• Wind Machine Project - Grape Bud Survival
• Winter Injury to Grapevines and Methods of Protection - new book from Michigan State University
• Reducing cold injury to grapes through the use of wind machines - final report (Brock University website)
• Weather Information on the Internet

Newsletters

• Hort Matters
• The Tender Fruit Grapevine
• ON Organic
• OMAFRA Newsletters
• Online Newsletters for Growers (external link list)
• Crop & Pest Updates (including Vegetable Crop Updates)
• Sound Advice - Audio Crop Updates Subscribe
• National Crop News Reports (External link - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada)

Resources and Services

• Agriculture Development Branch Staff
• Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
• Crop Links - Grapes(External link list)
• Crop Publications (online & print)
• Leaf & Petiole Tissue Analysis Program
• Local Food Plus
• Ontario Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)
• Pest Diagnostic Clinic
• Pesticide Information 
• Sources of Crop Inputs
  • Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
  • Fruit Tree Nurseries in Ontario
  • Sources of Agricultural Limestone For Ontario
  • Ontario Wind Machine Distributors

 

Stats and Facts

• Ontario Horticulture Crop Statistics
• 2002-2003 Canadian Fruit Situation and Trends
• 2002-2003 Overview of Canadian Horticultural Industry
• National Crop News Report

• Crop Updates

• Crop and Pest Updates
• Subscribe to OMAFRA Podcasts
• Subscribe to Agriphone Messages
• Sound Advice - Audio Crop Updates
• What's Hot? - Grapes
• National Crop Conditions Report