All OMAFRA IPM workshops will be available online via Zoom and some will be recorded and made available on the ONhortcrops Youtube Channel. Some workshops (Brassica, Carrot & Onion, Tomato & Pepper, Apple, Tender Fruit and Grape) will be conducted in-person in combination with a virtual zoom option. To register, please click the registration link under the specific workshop below.
If you are unable to view a workshop due to a slower internet connection, please contact the workshop leader below for an alternative format. For all workshops, a laptop or computer with a display greater than 12″ is strongly recommended. Some workshops may integrate Slido into the workshop as well, in which case a smart phone with internet connectivity is also recommended but not required.
Pre-recorded presentations are available on the ONhortcrops YouTube channel. Where applicable, please watch these presentations prior to attending the webinar.
Introduction to IPM
May 3rd, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
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, taking good diagnostic pictures, pesticide safety, soil diagnostics, symptoms of nutrient deficiencies, tissue sampling, 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.
- Workshop Leader – Denise Beaton
- Link to video conference and pdf of workshop slides to be provided after registration
- Pre-recorded presentations posted on the ONhortcrops YouTube channel
- Click here to register
Tomatoes and Peppers IPM Workshop
May 4th, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Workshop Leader – Amanda Tracey
- Link to video conference to be provided after registration
- PDF copies of the presentation slides will be provided before the workshop
- Please bring your own refreshments and snacks/lunch
- See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts
- Click here to register
Brassica Crops IPM Workshop
May 4th, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Workshop Leaders – Travis Cranmer / Dennis Van Dyk
- Link to video conference and pdf of workshop slides to be provided after registration
- See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts
- Click here to register
Sweet Corn, Peas and Beans IPM Workshop
May 11th, 9:00 – 12:00
- Workshop Leader – Elaine Roddy
- For those preferring a virtual session, online recordings will be available with a live (virtual) Q and A session from 1-2 pm
- Links to be provided after registration
- See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts
- Click here to register
Carrot & Onion IPM Workshop
May 12th, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Workshop Leader – Dennis Van Dyk / Travis Cranmer
- Link to video conference and pdf of workshop slides to be provided after registration
- See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts
- Click here to register
Cucurbit IPM Workshop
May 18th, 9:00 – 12:00
- Workshop Leader – Elaine Roddy
- For those preferring a virtual session, online recordings will be available with a live (virtual) Q and A session from 1-2 pm
- Links to be provided after registration
- See Resources for Vegetable Crop Scouts
- Click here to register
Apple IPM Workshop
May 6th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Workshop Leader – Kristy Grigg-McGuffin
- Pre-recorded presentations posted on the ONhortcrops YouTube channel
- Link to video conference and pdf of handouts to be provided after registration
- Click here to register
Strawberry & Raspberry IPM Workshop
May 10th, 10:00 – 12:00 pm
- Workshop Leader – Erica Pate
- Pre-recorded presentations posted on the ONhortcrops YouTube channel
- Click here to register
Hazelnut IPM Workshop
Date to be determined.
- Workshop Leaders – Melanie Filotas
- Pre-recorded presentations posted on the ONhortcrops YouTube channel
- Registration link to be posted soon
Tender Fruit and Grape IPM Workshop
May 31st, 1:00 – 4:30 am
- Workshop Leader – Wendy McFadden-Smith
- Resources to be provided following webinar
- Click here to register
Ginseng Scout Training (In field only)
June 8th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm (Rain date: June 9th)
- Workshop Leader – Sean Westerveld
- Location: C&R Atkinson Farms Ltd, 228 Charlotteville Road 1 (about 2 km west of Forestville)
- Click here to register
After registering using the links above, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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