What's Current in Horticultural Crops

Crop and Pest Updates

• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• Spotted Wing Drosophila
• Berry Bulletin
• Ginseng and Specialty Crops Report
• Maple Production Report
• Nursery and Landscape Report
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• ONvegetables Blog
• Sound Advice
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• Tender Fruit & Grape Report
• Strategies to Mitigate Weather Risks
• Turfgrass Management Report
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• ONvegetables (Vegetable Update)
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Newsletters

• Hort Matters - Volume 13, Issue 09 - 17 May 2013 (PDF)
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• Greenhouse Grower Notes - June 2010
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• ON Organic - February 2013 (PDF)
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• Ontario Berry Grower -- May 2013- PDF 860 kb
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• Orchard Network - April 2013- PDF format
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• Tender Fruit Grapevine -March/April 2013 - PDF 2.0 mb
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• Vegetable Viewpoint - February 2011

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Links to Other Information

• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug 2013 Infosheet (PDF)
• Pear Production in Ontario (Order No. 11-047)
• Managing the Lygus Bug in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 12-015)

• Six Elements of Effective Spraying in Orchards and Vineyards (Order No. 09-039)
• Commercial Production of Ambrosia™ Apples in Ontario (Order No. 09-041)
• Weed Management in Carrots (Order No. 09-045w)
• Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes
• Cover Crop Information
• Cover Crop Seed Suppliers
• Grower Pesticide Safety Courses
• Recyling Farm Plastic Films - for plastic mulches and livestock uses
• Permit to Take Water Consulting Services
• Crop Scouting - Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts
• How Weather Conditions Affect Spray Applications
• Ontario Crop IPM
• Welcome to the Food and Beverage Processing Business Information Bundle (BIB)

Publications

• Publication 838, Vegetable Crop Protection Guide
• Publication 360 - Guide to Fruit Production 2012-2013
• Publication 836, Growing Greenhouse Vegetables in Ontario
• Publication 835, Crop Protection Guide for Greenhouse Vegetables
• Publication 75 - Guide to Weed Control
• Publication 611 - Soil Fertility Handbook
• Publication 363 - Vegetable Production Recommendations
• Publication 383, Nursery and Landscape Plant Production and IPM
• Publication 816 - Turf IPM Manual
• Publication 384 - Turfgrass Management Recommendations
• Publication 610 - Production Recommendations for Ginseng
• Other OMAF and MRA Publications

Events

 

April 2013

• IPM Scout Training Workshops 2013 - Tomatoes & Peppers - April 26, 2013
• IPM Scout Training Workshop 2013 - Introduction to IPM - April 30, 2013

May 2013

• IPM Scout Training Workshops 2013 - Ginseng Scout Training - May 16, 2013
• IPM Scout Training Workshops 2013 - Cucurbit Crops - May 16, 2013
• IPM Scout Training Workshops 2013 - Strawberries and Raspberry (Blueberry training upon request) - May 17, 2013
• IPM Scout Training Workshops 2013 - Potatoes - May 31, 2013

July 2013

• Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association AG Meeting and Summer Tour - July 11 - 13, 2013

December 2013

• Joint North Carolina Strawberry Growers Association and North American Strawberry Growers Association Conference - December 4 - 7, 2013