Tender Fruit in Ontario

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Tender Fruit: General & Business Management

• Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program
• Business Planning for Nutrient Management
• Food Safety
• Nutrient Management
• Preparing Business Plans
• Guide To Custom Farmwork and Short-Term Equipment Rental Order No. 07-019

Tender Fruit: Cultural Management

• Apricot Cultivars (Order No. 02-035) PDF Version (394KB)
• Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
• Cover Crops
• Cherry Cultivars- Sweet and Tart (Order No. 02-037) PDF Version (271KB)
• Critical Spring Temperatures for Fruit Bud Development
• Energy Conservation in Irrigation
• Fertilizing Stone Fruit and Pears
• Fruit Production Recommendations, Publication 360
• Fruit Trees in the Home Garden
• Gardener's Handbook
• How well is your nitrogen managed?
• Improving On-Farm Food Safety Through Good Irrigation Practices, Order no. 05-059
• Irrigation Scheduling For Fruit Crops (Order No. 90-029)
• Irrigation - Why, When, And How Much ?
• 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 - What's the Story?
• Monitoring Soil Moisture
• Orchard Grafting Methods (Order No. 98-005)
• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Partial List of Fruit Tree Nurseries in Ontario
• Plum Cultivars (Order No. 07-039)
• Peach and Nectarine Cultivars (Order No. 07-041)
• Pruning Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-005)
• Repair Grafting (Order No. 98-003)
• Reservoirs - Construction Tips
• Soil Management for Orchards and Vineyards (Order No. 92-120)
• Using Reflective Mulch for Light Management in Orchards
• What You Should Know About Fruit Production In Ontario (Order No.04-045)
• Zinc - o - Facts

Tender Fruit: Pest Management

• Airblast Sprayer Calibration
• Attack of the Clones: Aphids in Your Peach Orchard
• Beneficial Insects in Tree Fruit Orchards in Southern Ontario (Order No. 96-029)
• Bird Control on Grape and Tender Fruit Farms (Order No. 98-035)
• Bird Control Options (and non-options)
• Black Knot of Plums (Order No. 05-017)
• Check Pheromone Traps - Twice Weekly!
• Disease Factsheets & Infosheets
• Fire Blight of Apple and Pear in Ontario (Order No. 02-011) PDF (PDF file - 4.6MB)
• Guide for Spraying Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-035)
• Insect Factsheets & Infosheets
• Keep on Top of Cherry Leaf Spot and Black Knot Regardless of Crop Load
• Mating Disruption for Management of Oriental Fruit Moth in Stone and Pome Fruit (Order No.04-029)
• Mating Disruption for Management of Insect Pests (Order No. 03-079)
• Minor Use Program
• Mite Pests and their Predators in Ontario Orchards (Order No. 95-057)
• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Oriental Fruit Moth Flagging - Old or New?
• Pesticide Information
• Pesticide Safety Training Requirements for Agricultural Assistants
• Pest Monitoring: Proper use of Pheromone Traps
• Phytotoxicity in Tender Fruit and Grapes
• Plant Bug, Leafhopper or Aphid?
• Plum Curculio and Peaches
• Precautions With All Pesticides
• Remove Fire Blight Cankers in the Winter
• Rodent and Deer Control in Orchards (Order No. 98-023)
• Scale Insect Pests of Tree Fruit (Order No. 90-120)
• Sharka (Plum Pox Virus) of Stone Fruit and Ornamental Prunus Species (Order No. 02-001) (PDF Version - 7384K)
• Sprayer Calibration Calculator
• When There's a History of Spring Insect Pests….

Weeds

• Herbicide Injury in Fruit Trees and Grapevines
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Pesticide Safety Training Requirements for Agricultural Assistants
• Problem Weed of the Month: Common Mallow
• Problem Weed Series for Orchard & Vineyards - Quackgrass
• Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control
• Selecting a Weed Management Strategy for Tree Fruit and Grapes
• Weed Factsheets & Infosheets
• Weed Quiz

Tender Fruit: Weather

• 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)
• Weather Information on the Internet

Tender Fruit: Harvest & Storage

• Pick Your Own Fruit & Vegetables Guide
• Sizing and Laying Out a Short-Term (Summer) Refrigerated Storage for Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 92-124)
• Tunnel Forced Air Cooler for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 98-031)
• Troubleshooting Cold Storage Problems (Order No. 94-083) Order this factsheet

Apricots

• Apricot Cultivars (Order No. 02-035) PDF Version (394KB)
• Cover Crops
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Apricots
• Guide for Spraying Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-035)
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Pruning Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-005)
• Sharka (Plum Pox Virus) of Stone Fruit and Ornamental Prunus Species (Order No. 02-001) (PDF Version - 7384K)
• Tender Fruit Photo Gallery

Cherries

• Bacterial Canker of Sweet Cherry (Order No. 88-086)
• Cherry Cultivars- Sweet and Tart (Order No. 02-037) PDF Version (271KB)
• Cover Crops
• Guide for Spraying Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-035)
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Pruning Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-005)
• Tender Fruit Photo Gallery

Peaches

• Publication 360 - Peach Calendar for Ontario
• Attack of the Clones: Aphids in your Peach Orchard
• Central Leader Pruning of Peach Trees
• Cover Crops
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Peaches
• Guide for Spraying Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-035)
• Plum Curculio and Peaches
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Peach Leaf-Curl (Order No. 83-071)
• Peach and Nectarine Cultivars (Order No. 07-041)
• Peach and Nectarine Production
• Pest Complex in Ontario Peach Orchards
  • Bacterial Spot
  • Brown Rot
  • European Red Mite (ERM)
  • Green Peach Aphid (GPA)
  • Lesser Peach Tree Borer (LPTB) / Peach Tree Borer
  • Mealy Bug (MB)
  • Oblique-banded leafroller (OBLR)
  • Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM)
  • Peach Canker
  • Peach Leaf Curl
  • Plum Curculio (PC)
  • San Jose Scale (SJS)
  • Silver Mite
  • Tarnished Plant Bug
  • Twig Borer
  • Two-Spotted Spider Mite
• Pruning Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-005)
• Sharka (Plum Pox Virus) of Stone Fruit and Ornamental Prunus Species (Order No. 02-001) (PDF Version - 7384K)
• Tender Fruit Photo Gallery

Pears

• Publication 360 - Pear Calendar for Ontario
• Black Knot of Plums (Order No. 91-046)
• Cover Crops
• Fire Blight of Apple and Pear in Ontario (Order No. 02-011) PDF (PDF file - 4.6MB)
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Pears
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Pear Cultivars (Order No. 02-039)
• Pear Psylla in Ontario Pear Orchards (Order No. 90-101)
• Pear Psylla Requires Season-long Management
• Pruning Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-005)
• Remove Fire Blight Cankers in the Winter
• Tender Fruit Photo Gallery

Plums

• Publication 360 - Plum Calendar for Ontario
• Black Knot of Plums (Order No. 91-046)
• Cover Crops
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Plums
• Guide for Spraying Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-035)
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Introduction to Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Plum Cultivars (Order No. 07-039)
• Pruning Fruit Trees (Order No. 00-005)
• Sharka (Plum Pox Virus) of Stone Fruit and Ornamental Prunus Species (Order No. 02-001) (PDF Version - 7384K)
• Tender Fruit Photo Gallery

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Newsletters

• Orchard Network
• The Tender Fruit Grapevine
• Hort Matters
• Other Newsletters Online
• OMAFRA Newsletters

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Resources and Services

• Crop Advisory Staff
• Laboratories for Leaf Analysis
• Accredited Soil Testing Labs
• Pesticide Information 
• Sources of Crop Inputs
  • Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
  • Partial List of Fruit Tree Nurseries in Ontario
  • Sources of Agricultural Limestone For Ontario

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Stats and Facts

• OASCC Horticultural Crops Report
• Ontario Horticultural Crops Statistics
• 2002-2003 Overview Of Canadian Horticultural Industry
• National Crop News Report

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Crop Updates

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

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