Looking for the detailed program for the field vegetable session at the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention? See below.
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| Wednesday, Feb. 23 | ||
| 9:30 am | Vegetable Nematodes: With Special Reference to Soil Quality | Dr. George Bird, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
| 10:30 am | Nitrogen source: does it matter? | Dr. John Lauzon, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario |
| 11:00 am | Basic training: calcium and CEC | Christoph Kessel, OMAFRA, Guelph, Ontario |
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| 2:00 pm | New Challenges and Opportunities for Managing Cucurbit Disease | Dr. Meg McGrath, Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center, Cornell University, Riverhead, New York |
| 2:30 pm | New products for the management of vegetable disease | Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario |
| 3:00 pm | Defining Sustainability for Specialty Crops | Dr. Steve Savage, Cirrus Partners, Evergreen, Colorado |
| Thursday, Feb. 24 | ||
| 9:30 am | Minor Use Program Update for Vegetable Crops | Jim Chaput, Provincial Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA, Guelph |
| 10:00 am | Introducing QGU42 A New Fungicide Under Development For Several Vegetable Crops | René Petroski, Registration Product Manager, E. I. du Pont Canada Company |
| 10:10 am | Presidio: A New Tool for Disease Control in Vegetable Crops | Beth Connor, Regulatory & Development Manager, Valent Canada, Inc. |
| 10:20 am | Previewing ZAMPRO Fungicide: BASF’s innovative new chemistry for control of late blight and downy mildew | Scott Hodgins, National Technical Sales Specialist – Specialty Products, BASF – The Chemical Company |
| 10:30 am | Quintec – a new powdery mildew fungicide from Dow AgroSciences | Paul Foran, Horticulture and Eastern Crops Representative
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc. |
| 10:40 am | Inspire – A New Fungicide for Fruit and Vegetables | Brady Code, Technical Field Manager, Syngenta Crop Protection Canada, Inc. |
| 10:50 am | What’s new with Movento? | Jen Weston, Technical Support Representative, Bayer CropScience |
| 11:00 am | Talking To a Skeptical Society About Pesticide Safety | Dr. Steve Savage, Cirrus Partners, Evergreen, Colorado |
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| 2:00 pm | Emerging insect problems in Ontario | Hannah Fraser, OMAFRA, Vineland, Ontario
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| 2:30 pm | Vegetable Weed Management Update | Dr. Darren Robinson, Ridgetown Campus – University of Guelph |
| 3:00 pm | Tomato Late blight: Current Situation and Future Potential | Dr. Meg McGrath, Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center, Cornell University, Riverhead, New York |
| 3:30 pm | 36 Yrs of Observations of Bulb Nematode on Garlic | Dr. Fred Crowe, Fred Crowe Consulting, Washington |
Print a pdf version of the detailed program. To learn more about the OFVC, visit the convention website.
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