OMAFRA IPM SCOUT TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR 2019

Travis Cranmer

7 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.

GENERAL

Introduction to IPM

May 2, 8:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Conference Rm 1, 2 & 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1^st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
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 6, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Room 126 (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 6, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Conference Rm 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1^st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
Workshop Leaders: Travis Cranmer and Dennis Van Dyk
Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day) See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts

Onions, Carrots and Celery

May 8, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Conference Rm 2 & 3, OMAFRA Headquarters, 1^st Floor (1 Stone Rd. West, Guelph)
Workshop Leaders: Dennis Van Dyk and Travis Cranmer
Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided. Pay parking ($12/day) See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts

Garlic

May 10, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
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). Please bring $20 payable to Ontario Garlic Growers Association. See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts. This workshop will focus on garlic production in addition to scouting

Cucurbit Crops

SPECIALTY CROPS

Ginseng (IN-FIELD)

FRUIT and TREE NUT CROPS

For Apple IPM Training, there will be 3 workshops held in different locations.

Apples (Ridgetown)

May 2, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Room 002, Pestell Student Centre, Ridgetown Campus (120 Main Street East, Ridgetown)
Workshop Leader: Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
Notes: Lunch on your own. Handouts provided

Apples (Simcoe)

Apples (Whitby)

Hazelnut

May 8, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Auditorium, Simcoe OMAFRA Resource Centre (1283 Blueline Road, Simcoe)
Workshop Leader: Melanie Filotas
Notes: Registration deadline is May 3. There are indoor and in-field training sessions

Tender Fruit and Grape

May 9, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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 9, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
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 AM – 1:00 PM
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