Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Job Posting: Field Research Assistant in Vegetable Crops Organization: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Division/Branch: Economic Development Division / Agriculture… Continue Reading Vegetable Crops Summer Student Positions for OMAFRA based in Guelph
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued two (2) Federal Orders on… Continue Reading USDA’s APHIS Implementing New Import Regulations for Tomato and Pepper Seed, Transplants and Fruit
NOTE: Degree Day data as of September 27, 2019. This will be the final week for the 2019 edition… Continue Reading VCR – Vegetable Crop Report – October 10, 2019
The VCR (vegetable crop report) is a weekly update which includes crop updates, weather and growing degree summaries for various vegetable growing regions across Ontario. Continue Reading VCR – Vegetable Crop Report – September 4
Vegetable workshop focused on pest identification and management. Continue Reading Kemptville Vegetable Workshop
By: Amanda Tracey, Vegetable Crops Specialist, OMAFRA, Ridgetown and Cheryl Trueman, Department of Plant Agriculture, Ridgetown Campus – University of… Continue Reading Current late blight risk in Ontario field tomatoes: August 28, 2019
For the week of July 15-19, 2019 there was no downy mildew reported in the Norfolk/Elgin or Kent County areas.… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update – July 20th, 2019
Our numbers are changing, but we aren’t going anywhere! Over the coming weeks, many OMAFRA staff will be getting rid… Continue Reading OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialists
The 2019 Supplement to Publication 838 – Vegetable Crop Protection Guide is now available online in a searchable, filterable and… Continue Reading NEW – Publication 838 – Vegetable Crop Protection Supplement now available online
Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture Dave Bilyea, Weed Management – Horticulture, University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus The… Continue Reading Weeds to Watch: Invasive Pigweeds – Waterhemp and Palmer Amaranth