VCR: Vegetable Crop Report – July 9, 2018
Temperature – A hot June has pushed the accumulated degree days above the 10-year average across the province. Rainfall – Rainfall hasContinue Reading
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Ridgetown Vegetable Open House – July 19, 2018
Keep up to date with all of the great field vegetable research conducted right here in Southwestern Ontario. Brought toContinue Reading
You Suspect Herbicide Drift – Now What?
Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture Wendy McFadden-Smith, OMAFRA IPM Specialist – Horticulture Karl Soetemans, MOECC Pesticide SpecialistContinue Reading
What’s the Risk? Late Blight Update
By Amanda Tracey (OMAFRA) and Cheryl Trueman (Ridgetown Campus, University of Guelph) Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) has yet to beContinue Reading
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – July 18, 2018
Reports of cucurbit downy mildew continue to trickle in from sources South of the border. To date there are stillContinue Reading
Irrigation Water Quality and Mitigating Food Safety Risks
By Rebecca Shortt, Kathryn Carter, and Danielle Visschedyk, OMAFRA Irrigation water can contain pathogens, microorganisms that cause illness or deathContinue Reading
Thrips in Pumpkins and Squash
While thrips are occasionally found in cucurbit crops, it is unusual to see significant amounts of damage. With the warm,Continue Reading
VCR: Vegetable Crop Report – July 9, 2018
Temperature – A hot June has pushed the accumulated degree days above the 10-year average across the province. Rainfall – Rainfall hasContinue Reading
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – July 5, 2018
Table 1. Summary of downy mildew symptoms found in processing cucumber fields in Norfolk County, Elgin County, and Kent County,Continue Reading
Cucumber Downy Mildew Update – June 29, 2018
Field cucumber scouting is underway in Kent and Norfolk. There were no reports of downy mildew for the week ofContinue Reading
Late Blight Control in Tomatoes: The Loss of Mancozeb
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency recently announced that it will be cancelling the use of the group M3 chemicalsContinue Reading
FarmSmart EXpo
The FarmSmart Committee is please to announce FarmSmart Expo 2018 Field Day being held July 12, 2018 at the EloraContinue Reading
Guide to Weed Control Hort Crops 2018 – Pub 75B
Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture The OMAFRA Guide to Weed Control Hort Crops 2018 (Publication 75B) isContinue Reading