Intake Announced for CAP Funding for Horticultural Growers
Take advantage of the Canadian Agricultural Partnership five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative. A new intake will take place between March 22, 2019Continue Reading
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Crop Protection Diagnostics Disease Disorders Events Fungicides Garlic Herbicides Insecticides Insects Nematodes Organic Pest Management Resources Weed Management
Garlic and Vegetable IPM Workshops in New Liskeard, Sudbury and Desbarats
These workshops will focus on production and pest management of growing garlic in Ontario as well as IPM for otherContinue Reading
Crop Protection Diagnostics Disease Disorders Events Fungicides Garlic Herbicides Insecticides Insects Marketing Nematodes Organic Pest Management Resources Weed Management
Garlic Workshop December 12th – Guelph
This workshop will focus on production and pest management of growing garlic in Ontario. Topics include clean seed production, cultivarContinue Reading
Crop Protection Diagnostics Disease Disorders Events Fungicides Garlic Herbicides Insecticides Insects Marketing Nematodes Organic Pest Management Resources Weed Management
Garlic Workshop September 5th
This workshop will focus on production and pest management of growing garlic in Ontario. Topics include clean seed production, cultivarContinue Reading
VCR: Vegetable Crop Report – August 2, 2018
Temperature – All regions have accumulated more degree days than the 10-year average. A hot first half of July kept
Irrigation Water Quality and Mitigating Food Safety Risks
By Rebecca Shortt, Kathryn Carter, and Danielle Visschedyk, OMAFRA Irrigation water can contain pathogens, microorganisms that cause illness or deathContinue Reading
VCR: Vegetable Crop Report – July 9, 2018
Temperature – A hot June has pushed the accumulated degree days above the 10-year average across the province. Rainfall – Rainfall hasContinue Reading
VCR: Vegetable Crop Report – June 18, 2018
Temperature – After a cool April, growing degree days have caught up to the 10-year average and surpassed the average inContinue Reading
VCR: Vegetable Crop Report – May 30, 2018
Temperature – In almost all areas across the province, the temperature in April was
What is clean seed production?
Vegetatively grown crops such as garlic, potatoes or strawberries are amplified not by seed, but asexually by clones, daughter tubersContinue Reading