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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