Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention presentations now available online

Presentation slides from the 2017 Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention (OFVC) are now posted online. Field vegetable content at this year’s OFVC included:

• No-Till and Cover Crops for Pumpkin and Squash Production
• Urban Agriculture: An Ohio Perspective
• Organic Weed Control in Vegetables
• Innovative Technologies for Potato Late Blight Control
• Potato Diseases: Late Blight and Dickeya Blackleg
• New and Emerging Potato Varieties
• Growing Sweet Corn in the Great Lakes Basin – How to Manage Phosphorus
• Cover Crops, Healthy Soils and More
• Farm Gate Marketing
• Making Integrated Pest Management Work
• 4Rs Nutrient Stewardship for Vegetables

There were also many general sessions that may be of interest to the vegetable industry including Irrigation; Potassium, Magnesium & Calcium: Revisiting the Basics; Soil Health; Zero Waste; Soil Pest Management; Nematode Management; Business; and Food Safety.

Some presentations may not be available if presenters did not use slides or did not wish to have their presentations posted.