These workshops are available for those who will be scouting horticultural crops this year.
To register, please contact OMAFRA’s Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300.
We have now added a tomato/pepper and hops workshop in the description below.
GENERAL
Introduction to IPM
- April 26, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Large Boardroom, Woodstock OMAFRA Resource Centre (401 Lakeview Drive, Woodstock) – NEW LOCATION
- Workshop Leader: Denise Beaton
- Notes: Bring your own lunch. Handouts provided.
- This workshop covers topics, such as the importance of integrated pest management, disease causal agents, characteristics, symptoms and damage of different insects and mites, scouting for weeds in horticulture crops, pesticide safety, soil diagnostics, invasive species and farm visit biosecurity. It is an introductory course that covers the basic information that scouts need to know. Other scouting workshops will build on this information and will be tailored to the specific crops.
VEGETABLE CROPS
Tomatoes and Peppers
- May 2, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Room 127 (Main Floor), Agronomy Building, UofG Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Amanda Tracey
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Asparagus
- Field sessions available upon request
- Email: Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Specialist – elaine.roddy@ontario.ca
Sweet Corn, Peas and Beans
- May 8, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Room 126 (Main Floor), Agronomy Building, UofG Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Elaine Roddy
- Notes: Lunch on your own.
Brassica Crops
- May 9, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Conference Rm 2, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
- Workshop Leader: Travis Cranmer
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day). See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Onions, Carrots, Celery and Lettuce
- May 10, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Conference Rm 2 & 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
- Workshop Leader: Dennis Van Dyk
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day). See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Garlic
- May 11, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Conference Rm 2 & 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
- Workshop Leader: Travis Cranmer
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day). See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts.
Cucurbit Crops
- May 15, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- Room 126 (Main Floor), Agronomy Building, UofG Ridgetown Campus
- Workshop Leader: Elaine Roddy
- Notes: Lunch on your own.
FRUIT and TREE NUT CROPS
Hazelnut
- May 2, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Melanie Filotas and Todd Leuty
Apples
- May 3, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: TDB
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Bring OMAFRA Publications 360 & 310, if possible.
Tender Fruit and Grape
- May 9, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Rittenhouse Hall, Vineland OMAFRA Resource Centre (4890 Victoria Avenue North, Vineland Station)
- Workshop Leader: Wendy McFadden- Smith
- Notes: Bring a laptop with WiFi capability. Lunch on your own.
Raspberry and Strawberry
- May 14, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Erica Pate
- Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Bring OMAFRA Publication 360, if possible.
Blueberry
- May 30, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Erica Pate
- Notes: Bring your own lunch. Handouts provided. Bring OMAFRA Publication 360, if possible.
SPECIALTY CROPS
Hops
- May 7, 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
- You can join in-person or via Adobe Connect (online)
- Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
- Workshop Leader: Melanie Filotas and Evan Elford
- Notes: Handouts provided. Login details will be provided at time of registration for those joining by Adobe Connect.
Ginseng (IN-FIELD)
- June 14, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Rain date: June 15, 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
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