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"Sound Advice" - Audio Crop Updates

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Recorder - byline: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 16 January 2007
Last Reviewed: 13 May 2008

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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Reports
  3. Subscribe to "Sound Advice" Podcast
  4. Subscribe to OMAFRA Sound Advice Reports

Introduction

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.


Report

by Janice LeBoeuf, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA janice.leboeuf@ontario.ca

Starter Fertilizers. Complete report available below....


 

by Hannah Fraser, Entomology Program Lead - Hort Crops,, OMAFRA hannah.fraser@ontario.ca

Plum curculio movement into orchards will begin soon. Complete report available below....

 


by Kathryn Carter, Pome Fruit IPM Specialist, OMAFRA kathryn.carter@ontario.ca

Rosy apple aphids are an early season pest of apples...


by Margaret Appleby, Integrated Pest Management Speciliast, OMAFRA margaret.appleby@ontario.ca

IPM and Monitoring


by Leslie Huffman, Weed Management Specialist (Hort Crops), OMAFRA leslie.huffman@ontario.ca

Removing Orchards or Vineyards? Be Aware of Herbicide Residues


by Donna Speranzini, Nutrient Planning Program Lead, Horticulture, OMAFRA donna.speranzini@ontario.ca

What do Zebra Mussels have to do with Phosphorus?


by Janice LeBoeuf, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA janice.leboeuf@ontario.ca

Many vegetable growers have experienced cucumber mosaic virus problems, but control is difficult.
Complete report available below.....


by Pam Fisher, Berry Crop Specialist, OMAFRA pam.fisher@ontario.ca

Japanese beetle is now well established in Ontario and blueberry and raspberry growers are learning about the problems with this voracious pest. Complete report available below.....


by Elaine Roddy,Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA Ridgetown elaine.roddy@ontario.ca

Resources for Vegetable Crop Growers. Complete report available below.....


by Laura Van Eerd, Assistant Professor, University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus lvaneerd@ridgetownc.uoguelph.ca

I Can See the Difference, Can You See the Difference? Complete report available below.....


by Todd Leuty, Agroforestry Specialist, OMAFRA Fergus todd.leuty@ontario.ca

Planning for Farm Windbreaks. Complete report available below.....


by Jennifer Allen, Provincial Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA Guelph jennifer.allen@ontario.ca

Vegetable Program at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention. Complete report available below.....


by Janice LeBoeuf, Vegetable Crop Specialist/OMAFRA, Ridgetown janice.leboeuf@ontario.ca

Cultivating Vegetable Knowledge at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention. Complete report available below.....


by Michael Celetti, Plant Pathologist - Horticulture Crops, OMAFRA Guelph michael.celetti@ontario.ca

Fire Blight Workshop. Complete report available below...


by Donna Speranzini, Nutrient Management Planning Program Lead, Horticulture, OMAFRA Vineland donna.speranzini@ontario.ca

2008 Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention - growing for the future; there is something for everyone. Complete report available below...


by Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist - Horticulture - OMAFRA anne.verhallen@ontario.ca

The hidden world of roots. Complete report available below...


by Leslie Huffman, Weed Management Specialist (Hort Crops), OMAFRA leslie.huffman@ontario.ca

My New Year's Resolutions for My Weed Management Program. Complete report available
below...


by Pam Fisher, Berry Crop Specialist, OMAFRA pam.fisher@ontario.ca

Learning opportunities and meetings for berry growers in the new year. Complete report available
below...


by Leslie Huffman, Weed Management Specialist (Horticulture Crops), OMAFRA

Minor Use System Produces 9 New Herbicide Registrations for Hort


by Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA

Sweet Corn - Getting the Most from Your Fertilizer $$$


by Michael Celetti, Plant Pathologist - Horticulture Crops, OMAFRA

Pear Trellis rust arrives in Ontario!


by Jennifer Allen, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA, jennifer.allen@ontario.ca

Onion cull piles - management is Essential!


by Janice LeBoeuf, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA janice.leboeuf@ontario.ca

Let the Internet Deliver Information to You!

 


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