OMAFRA Vegetable Production Information - Commercial Vegetable Production

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| Vegetables - General |
| Cole Crops | Greens & "Salad" Crops | Legumes | Potatoes | Root Crops |
| Sweet Corn | Tomatoes, Peppers & Eggplant | Vine Crops |
| Other Vegetable Crops (Asparagus, Culinary Herbs, Rhubarb) |
| Greenhouse Vegetables |

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Vegetables - General

| What's Hot - Vegetables | Conferences & Meetings |

| Crop Management | Pest Management | Harvest & Storage |
| Business Management | Weather & Climate |

| Newsletters & Crop Updates | Resources & Services |
| Stats & Facts | Related Topics |

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Crop Management

• Air Pollution Injury on Potatoes (Order No. 91-015)
• Be 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
• Cover Crops
• Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
• Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural Crops (Order No. 01-015)
• Fertilizer Recommendation Tables - 2006 Revision
• Food Safety, Quality and Inspection - OMAFRA Index Page
• Growing Vegetable Transplants in Plug Trays (Order No. 96-023)
• Horticultural Crops - Best Management Practices
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)
• Introduction To Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Irrigating Vegetable Crops
• Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Nutrient Management -Best Management Practices Series
• Nutrient Management Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Nutrient Management Planning - Best Management Practices Series
• Nutrient Management Workbook (Pub. 818)
• 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)
• Protecting Farm Streams Near Horticultural Crops
• Recycling Farm Plastic Films
• Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Fertility Handbook (Pub. 611)
• Soil Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Soil Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Management & Fertilizer Use: Soil Compaction
• Soil Water Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Storage of Vegetable Plug Transplants
• Understanding Nitrogen
• Vegetable Production Recommendations (Pub. 363)
• Vegetable Production Recommendations Supplement (Pub. 363S)
• Vegetable Seed Companies
• Water Quality, Supply, Drainage & Irrigation - OMAFRA Index Page
• Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP07)
• Where to Find Vegetable Variety Trial Information

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Pest Management | General | Weeds | Insects | Diseases & Disorders |

General

• Crop & Pest Updates
• Bulb and Stem Nematode in Onions and Carrots (Order No. 00-043)
• Gardener's Handbook - An Integrated Approach to Insect and Disease Control
• Integrated Pest Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Integrated Pest Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Ontario Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)
• Pesticide Application and Safety
• Pesticide Storage, Handling and Application - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP 13)
• PMRA Pesticide Label Search
• Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematode (Order No. 06-099)
• Sprayer Calibration Calculator
• Vegetable Production Recommendations (Pub. 363)
• Vegetable Production Recommendations Supplement (Pub. 363S)

Weeds

• Guide to Weed Control - Online (Pub. 75)
• Guide to Weed Control Supplement (New herbicide registrations)
• Guide to Weed Control: Tables
• Herbicide Mode of Action Categories (Order No. 00-061)
• Ontario Weeds (Pub. 505) Order this publication
• Ontario Weeds - Weed Gallery
• Precautions with Pesticides
• Ways to Avoid Pesticide Spills (Order No. 96-025)
• Weed Identification Quiz
• Weeds in Ontario - OMAFRA Index Page

Insects

• European Corn Borer in Sweet Corn and Other Horticultural Crops (Order No. 97-019)
• Insects - OMAFRA Index Page
• Interim Best Management Practices to Control the Swede Midge
• Leafminers Attacking Field Vegetables and Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 00-039)
• Managing Cutworms in Vegetable Crops (Order No. 00-055)
• Managing Wireworms in Vegetable Crops (Order No. 00-047)
• Swede Midge — A New Pest In Crucifer Crops In Ontario (Order No. 03-035)
• Tarnished Plant Bug Damage on Vegetable Crops in Ontario (Order No. 98-025)

Diseases & Disorders

• Bacterial Diseases of Cruciferous Crops (Order No. 86-046)
• Bacterial Diseases of Tomato: Bacterial Spot, Bacterial Speck, Bacterial Canker (Order No. 05-069)
• Diseases - OMAFRA Index Page
• Diseases of Asparagus (Order No. 82-045)
• Downy Mildew in Cucurbits
• Downy Mildew in Greenhouse Cucumber
• Fungal Diseases of Cruciferous Crops (Order No. 85-043)
• Identification and Management of Carrot Root Diseases (Order No. 98-001)
• Management of Carrot Leaf Diseases (Order No. 00-045)
• Resistance Management: A "Who's Who" of Tomato Fungicides

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Harvest & Storage

• Chilling Injury of Horticultural Crops (Order No. 98-021)
• Food Safety, Quality & Inspection - OMAFRA Index Page
• Fruits & Vegetables (Grading and packing manuals, Legislation, Labelling charts)
• Labelling and Grading Fresh Ontario Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 93-085) Order this Factsheet
• On-Farm Food Safety Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Origin and Grade Marking Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
• Sizing and Laying Out A Short-term (Summer) Refrigerated Storage for Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 92-142)
• Troubleshooting Cold Storage Problems (Order No. 94-083)
• Tunnel Forced Air Cooler for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 98-031)
• Vegetable Production Recommendations (Pub. 363)

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Business Management

• Agricultural Business Management Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Bioproducts
• Budgeting Farm Machinery Costs (Order No. 01-075)
• Cash Lease Agreements for Cropland (PDF) (Order No. 01-071) Order this Publication
• Creating and Implementing a Human Resource Management Plan
• Crop Share Lease Agreements (HTML) (PDF) (Order No. 01-067)
• Customers First! -- Leading Edge Principles and Trends (Order No. 99-013)
• Diagnosing and Managing Cash Flow Problems
• Energy - OMAFRA Index Page (conservation, renewable energy, bioenergy, emergency power)
• Evaluating the Feasibility of Business Opportunities (Order No. 03-051)
• Farm Business Insurance (Order No. 00-041)
• Flexible Cash Lease Agreements (HTML) (PDF) (Order No. 01-069)
• Guide to Custom Farmwork and Short-Term Equipment Rental
• Guide to Tracking Program Payments to Ontario farmers
• Improving or Expanding Your Food Business
• Land Lease Arrangements (HTML) (PDF) (Order No. 01-065)
• Leasing Farm Equipment (Order No. 01-003)
• Options For Farmers Dealing With Financial Difficulties (Order No. 04-041)
• Paying Wages to Farm Family Members
• Preparing Business Plans (Order No. 99-011)
• Programs and Services for Ontario Farmers
• Start, Manage and Grow A Business: Food Processing
• Vegetable Production Recommendations (Pub. 363)
• Your Guide to Food Processing in Ontario (HTML plain text) (pdf)

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Weather & Climate

• Adverse Weather Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Chilling Injury of Horticultural Crops (Order No. 98-021)
• Crop Heat Units For Corn and Other Warm-Season Crops In Ontario (Order No. 93-119)
• 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
• Irrigating Vegetable Crops
• Ontario Climate Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Vegetable Production Recommendations (Pub. 363)
• Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP07)
• Weather Information on the Internet

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Newsletters & Crop Updates

• Vegetable Viewpoint (for Commercial Vegetable Growers)
• HortMatters Subscribe
• Newsletters (OMAFRA Newsletter links)
• Online Newsletters for Growers (external link list)
• OMAFRA Crops - What's Hot? (Vegetables)
• Crop & Pest Updates (including Vegetable Crop Updates)
• Sound Advice - Audio Crop Updates Subscribe
• National Crop News Reports (External link - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

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Resources & Services

• Crop Publications (online and print)
• Crop Technology Staff by Location
• Leaf and Petiole Tissue Analysis Program
• Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
• Ontario Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)
• Pest Diagnostic Clinic - University of Guelph (External link)
• PMRA Pesticide Label Search
• Sources of Crop Inputs
  • Asparagus Crown and Seed Suppliers
  • Containers
  • Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
  • Garlic Seed Suppliers
  • Pest Monitoring Equipment Suppliers (Partial list)
  • Plasticulture Suppliers
  • Rhubarb Crown Suppliers
  • Sources of Agricultural Limestone
  • Vegetable Seed Companies
• Crop Links - Vegetables (External link list)

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Stats & Facts

• Ontario Horticultural Statistics
• Canadian Horticulture Sector Situation and Trends (External link - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
• Canadian Horticultural Industry Statistics (External link - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
• Horticultural Market Data (External link - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
• British Columbia Vegetable Statistics (External link)
• Nova Scotia Agricultural Statistics (External link)
• Prince Edward Island - Agricultural Statistics (External link)
• Québec Statistiques économiques de l'industrie bioalimentaire (External link)
• USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service - Vegetable Reports (External link)

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