Here are the currently scheduled IPM scout workshops available for those who will be scouting horticultural crops this year. To register contact the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300. (Updated Mar. 15 with sweet corn, bean, peas, cucurbit, asparagus. Updated Mar. 11 with hops, lettuce, celery, onions, carrots, tender fruit and grapes, cole crops, ginseng.)
Introduction to IPM
- April 28, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Conference Rm 1, 2 and 3, 1st Floor,1 Stone Rd., Guelph
- Workshop leader: Denise Beaton
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Have to pay for parking.
Hops
- April 8, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Large Boardroom, Woodstock OMAFRA Resource Centre
- Workshop Leader: Melanie Filotas
- Notes: Handouts provided.
Tomatoes & Peppers
- April 29, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- PSC 003, Pestell Building (lower level), Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop leader: Janice LeBoeuf
- Notes: Handouts provided. Lunch on your own. See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Apples
- May 4, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre
- Workshop leader: Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
- Notes: Handouts provided. If possible bring copy of Publication #360 & 310. Lunch on your own.
Lettuce, Celery, Onions, Carrots
- May 9, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Conference Rm 3, 1st Floor,1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph
- Workshop Leader: Mike Celetti
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Have to pay for parking. See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Tender Fruit and Grape
- May 9, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Rittenhouse Hall, Vineland OMAFRA Resource Centre
- Workshop Leader: Wendy McFadden- Smith
- Notes: Bring a laptop with Wi-Fi capability. Lunch on your own.
Sweet Corn, Bean and Pea
- May 11, 9:00 am to noon
- Room 102, Rudy Brown Rural Development Centre, U of G Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Elaine Roddy
- Lunch on your own
Cucurbit Crops
- May 11, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
- Room 102, Rudy Brown Rural Development Centre, UofG Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Elaine Roddy
- Lunch on your own
Cole Crops
- May 12, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Conference Rm 3, 1st Floor, 1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph
- Workshop Leader: Mike Celetti
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts. Have to pay for parking.
Strawberry and Raspberry
- May 18, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Auditorium, OMAFRA Resource Centre, Simcoe
- Workshop leader: Pam Fisher
- Required: OMAFRA Publication #360, Guide to Fruit Production ($20). Lunch on your own.
Blueberry
- June 1, 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Auditorium, OMAFRA Resource Centre, Simcoe
- Workshop leader: Pam Fisher
- Required: OMAFRA Publication #360, Guide to Fruit Production ($20)
Ginseng (In-field)
- June 17, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Rain date: June 20, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
- C&R Atkinson Farms Ltd., 228 Charlotteville Rd. 1, St. Williams
- Workshop Leaders: Sean Westerveld and Melanie Filotas
Asparagus
- Field session available upon request
- Contact Elaine Roddy