OMAFRA IPM SCOUT TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR 2018 – Updated

Travis Cranmer

8 years ago

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

Sweet Corn, Peas and Beans

Brassica Crops

May 9, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Conference Rm 2, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1^st 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, 1^st 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, 1^st 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

FRUIT and TREE NUT CROPS

Hazelnut

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)