The 2023 Muck Grower Information Days will be held April 5 and 6th at the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Bradford (Muck Station) at 1125 Woodchopers Lane, King.
The carrot session is on Wednesday and the onion session is on Thursday. There are many great research and industry speakers who will be presenting. The program is attached and is also available here.
Coffee and lunch will be provided. No registration required.
A virtual option is also available for those who cannot attend in person. Link here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86087324181?pwd=eUVXRExzT0NtUjFpeUJ4K0lmWi92QT09
Meeting ID: 860 8732 4181
Passcode: 240162
Wednesday April 5th
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Coffee and introduction to the 2023 Program |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Carrot Weed Management – Clarence Swanton |
| 10:30 – 10:50 | Progress on cavity spot prediction and management – Umbrin Ilyas and M.R. McDonald |
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Industry Update – BASF – Anne McRae |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Carrot Nematode Review – Tyler Blauel and M.R. McDonald |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Highlights of carrot research trials – Kevin Vander Kooi and M.R. McDonald |
| 11:50 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:25 | Aster Yellows and Sclerotinia Update – Dennis Van Dyk |
| 1:25 – 1:40 | Video – Scouting for Weevils – Geoff Farintosh, Tyler Blauel and M.R. McDonald |
| 1:40 – 1:50 | New Innovations Backed by Bayer – Marieke Patton |
| 1:50 – 2:15 | Highlights of the carrot cultivar trials – Shawn Janse and M.R. McDonald |
| 2:15 – 2:35 | Cover crops and soil health for organic soils – Neem Pandey, K. Schneider and M.R. McDonald |
| 2:35 – 3:15 | HMGA Workshop – Jody Mott |
Thursday April 6
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Coffee and introduction to the 2023 Program |
| 10:00 – 10:25 | Tools for managing Stemphylium on onions – Emily McFaul, Michael Kooy and M.R. McDonald |
| 10:25 – 10:55 | Battling Stemphylium leaf blight in onion in the face of fungicide resistance in New York – Christy Hoepting |
| 10:55 – 11:15 | Highlights of onion research trials and Onion white rot update – Mary Ruth McDonald and Kevin Vander Kooi |
| 11:15 – 11:25 | Helping you Grow: product updates from Corteva – Alana Respondek |
| 11:25 – 11:50 | AgRobotics: Innovations in Weed Management – Kristen Obeid, Chuck Baresich and Grant Elgie |
| 11:50 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 1:15 | Minor Use Update – Josh Mosiondz |
| 1:15 – 1:30 | IPM Update- the year in review and plans for 2023 – Tyler Blauel and M.R. McDonald |
| 1:30 – 1:40 | FIRA World Ag Robotics Video – Geoff Farintosh and M.R McDonald |
| 1:40 – 1:50 | Industry Update – Syngenta – Eric Phillips |
| 1:50 – 2:10 | OFVGA Policy Update – Chris Duyvelshoff and Stefan Larrass |
| 2:10 – 3:35 | Onion Maggot and Thrips Update – Brian Nault |
| 2:35 – 3:00 | Highlights of the onion cultivar trials – Shawn Janse and M.R. McDonald |
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