The 68th Annual Muck Vegetable Growers Conference will be held March 27-28 at the Bradford and District Memorial Community located at 125 Simcoe St., Bradford, ON. The conference is free and registration starts at 8:30. No pre-registration is required. For more details please see:  http://www.uoguelph.ca/muckcrop/muckconference.html

Conference Agenda

Wednesday Morning, March 27
Chair: Dennis Van Dyk

9:00 – 9:20 Highlights of the carrot cultivar trials. Shawn Janse and M.R. McDonald
9:20 – 9:40 Highlights of carrot research trials. Mary Ruth McDonald and K. Vander Kooi
9:40 – 10:00 Managing leaf curl in celery. Stephen Reynolds, K. Vander Kooi and M.R. McDonald
10:00 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 11:05 Weed control in carrots: Results and Insights.  Clarence Swanton
11:05 – 11:15 Funding for growers available through the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority.  Lori McLean
11:15 – 11:25 Industry update – Syngenta Patricia Kloepfer and Sam Livesey
11:25 – 11:45 Crop protection re-evaluation update – Mancozeb, neonics, etc. Chris Duyvelshoff
11:45 – 11:55 Update on the Permit to Take Water – Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.  
11:55 – 12:00 Update from the Holland Marsh Growers Association.  Jody Mott
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH

Wednesday Afternoon, March 27
Chair: Matt Sheppard

1:30 – 2:00 Nematodes in carrots: California trials.  Joe Nunez
2:00 – 2:20 Nematode management for carrots and garlic in Ontario – Tyler Blauel, D. Van Dyk, K. Vander Kooi and M.R. McDonald
2:10 – 2:40 IPM Update- the year in review and plans for 2019- Zach Telfer, K. Vander Kooi, M.R. McDonald
2:40 – 3:00 Enhancing beneficial insects around the Marsh: The Berm Debate.  Dillon Muldoon , M.R. McDonald, C. Scott-Dupree.
3:00 – 3:30 BREAK
3:30 – 3:50 Flea beetles in carrots. A new pest? Joe Nunez
3:50 – 4:00 Industry update Corteva – Paul Foran and Chantal Veilleux
4:00 – 4:20 Labour shortages or expenses? Try a robotic weeder.  Teric Greenan
4:20 – 4:40 Improving control of carrot weevil.  Alexandra Stinson, Zach Telfer, C. Scott-Dupree and M.R. McDonald

Thursday Morning, March 28
Chair: Travis Cranmer

9:00 – 9:20 Update on onion research trials Kevin Vander Kooi, L. Riches and M.R. McDonald,
9:20 – 9:45 Highlights of the onion cultivar trials. Shawn Janse and M.R. McDonald
9:45 – 9:55 Another approach to onion maggot control – sterile insect release. Travis Cranmer
9:55 – 10:05 Industry update – Bayer Marieke Patton
10:05 – 10:45 BREAK
10:45 – 11:05 Minor Use for Muck Vegetables -Update – Jim Chaput
11:05 – 11:15 Industry update – BASF Tom Clarke
11:15 – 12:00 Management of Stemphylium on onions – results from New York State. Sarah Pethybridge
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH

Thursday Afternoon, March 28
Chair: Tyler Blauel

1:30 – 2:00 Mangement of Stemphylium on onions in Ontario Sara Stricker, Jake Carson, B.D. Gossen, M.R. McDonald
2:00 – 2:10 Industry update – Syngenta Patricia Kloepfer and Sam Livesey
2:00 – 2:25

What can the Ontario Produce Marketing Association do for you? Emilia de Sousa

2:25 – 2:45 Mycorrhizae and muck crops: What can they do? Umbrin Ilyas, L. duToit, M. Raizada and M.R. McDonald
2:45 – 3:15 Advances in Sprayer Technology tested in the field.  Jason Deveau and Dennis Van Dyk

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