Crop and Pest Updates
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Berry Bulletin
- CropLine
- Field Crop Reports
- Ginseng and Specialty Crop Report
- Maple Production Report
- Nursery and Landscape Report
- ONvegetables (Vegetable Crop Update)
- Sound Advice Radio Reports
- Tender Fruit and Grape Report
- Turfgrass Management Report
Introduction
Various types of Crop and Pest Updates are available to keep you
up to date with what is happening in your industry. These updates
are available in a variety of formats as indicated by the following
icons:
- Toll-free phone service (formerly known as Agriphone)
- Downloadable audio file
- Podcast
- Enhanced i-Tunes podcast
- Text Transcript
Some Crop Updates are not available in all formats. Available formats
are indicated by the icon following the description.
The Berry Bulletin is a message for berry growers, scouts
and consultants, from the OMAFRA berry team. It provides updates
on crop conditions, timely recommendations and answers to frequently
asked questions about strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and
other small fruit.
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- Use this feature to be informed via email when a new report is
available.
The CropLine is a bi-weekly, province-wide, toll-free, phone
service on crop management tips, herbicide recommendations and pest
alerts. The number to call is 1-888-449-0937. Leave a message for
OMAFRA’s field crop specialists, and they'll do their best
to address it on the next CropLine. If you'd rather listen
to the CropLine on your computer or MP3 player, you can subscribe
to our new CropLine Podcast or download MP3 files of the latest
report.
The Field Crop Reports give updates on crop development
and production issues. They are issued regularly throughout the
growing season, covering forages, cereals, corn, soybeans, canola,
and edible beans.
(Ginseng, Sweet Potatoes, Herbs and Spices, and Other Specialty
Crops)
This is a notice to subscribers of the Ginseng and Specialty Crop
Report. As of April, 2013, the report has been replaced by the ONspecialtycrops
blog at www.onspecialtycrops.wordpress.com.
To receive an "Email Subscription" to the ONspecialtycrops
blog you can go to the Email Subscription tool found on the right
side of the blog. Every time we post new information you will receive
an email with a link to the new posting. Subscribers to the Ginseng
and Specialty Crop Report will still receive an email each week
listing the blog posts for that week.
-- The OMAF and MRA Specialty Crop Team
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- to receive the Specialty Crop Update, a weekly email summarizing
ginseng and specialty crop articles posted to the ONspecialtycrops
blog.
The Maple Production Report is produced weekly, through
the late winter and early spring. Maple producers can access the
most recent report by calling 519-826-3414 or toll-free 1-888-290-4441.
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available.
Check out the Nursery-Landscape Agriphone for timely recommendations
on Integrated Pest Management of pests, diseases and weeds for outdoor
ornamentals (trees, shrubs and perennials). This is an excellent
Ontario resource for nursery growers, landscape professionals, arborists
and gardeners. The Agriphone also contains updates on issues, meetings
and other opportunities that relate to the production and maintenance
of outdoor ornamentals.
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available.
Listen to the latest crop production news and information direct
from OMAFRA crop specialists on "Sound Advice" - Audio
Crop Updates. Listen to the report online, sign up for podcasts,
or download web-quality files for your mp3 player or high-quality
audio files for radio station programming. The reports are also
available in text format.
Subscribe to "Sound
Advice" Notice and be contacted by e-mail when new reports
are posted to the OMAFRA website.
The Tender Fruit and Grape Report is an excellent Ontario resource
for tender fruit and grape growers, scouts and consultants, from
the OMAFRA team. It provides updates on crop conditions, timely
recommendations, monitoring and management of insects and diseases,
changes to pesticide registrations, meetings, conferences and new
publications of interest to the tender fruit and grape industry.
A report is issued whenever there is information to deliver - averaging
about once a week during the growing season and less often during
the winter.
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available.
The Turgrass Management Report is a weekly update on current
turf pest problems affecting lawns, golf courses, sports field and
sod. There is also information about relevent and timely cultural
practices that should be performed. Information on coming events
relevent to turf managers are also included.
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available.
New name, new look, same great information. The Vegetable Crop
Updates have moved to ONvegetables.com.
It is the same timely and relevant information in a blog format.
This move will give our readers access to regular crop and pest
updates, article archives and a list of popular topics.
You can subscribe to our article updates directly on the ONvegetables.com
website.
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- To subscribe to recent notices of new postings, please visit ONvegetables
and use the Subscribe By Email on the right side of the page.
