OSCIA On-Farm Food Safety Webinars
From the Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association: Looking to keep up to date on the latest food safety practices… Continue Reading OSCIA On-Farm Food Safety Webinars
Category: Resources
NEW! AgMaps Portal and Agricultural Information Atlas Application Help Tutorial Series
Just launched! The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has a new series of tutorials to help you… Continue Reading NEW! AgMaps Portal and Agricultural Information Atlas Application Help Tutorial Series
Field vegetable program at Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention
The Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention will be held on February 18-19, 2015 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Information about the conference… Continue Reading Field vegetable program at Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention
Value-added course to help producers increase profits with new products or services
Ever wondered about turning your fruit into jam? Ever dreamed about making gourmet ready-to-eat meals with your produce? Take the… Continue Reading Value-added course to help producers increase profits with new products or services
A web-based cover crop decision tool for growers in Eastern Canada
A new factsheet within the Sustainable Crop Protection series from the Pesticide Risk Reduction Program of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Pest… Continue Reading A web-based cover crop decision tool for growers in Eastern Canada
The Placebo Effect
There’s an interesting thing in pharmaceutical research about the placebo effect. For certain classes of drugs, over 80% of the… Continue Reading The Placebo Effect
Looking for information on cover crops?
Cover crops have a lot of places where they can fit in horticultural crop rotations. Before late planted crops like… Continue Reading Looking for information on cover crops?
Brown marmorated stink bug update
Hannah Fraser, Entomology Horticulture Program Lead, OMAFRA An adult brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) was caught in a trap at another… Continue Reading Brown marmorated stink bug update
Managing phosphorus responsibly
Christoph Kessel, Nutrition (Horticulture) Program Lead, OMAFRA Lake Erie, algal blooms, phosphorus and agriculture. These have been in the news over… Continue Reading Managing phosphorus responsibly
Increased Risk of Downy Mildew in Onions
Marion Paibomesai, Vegetable Crops Specialist, OMAFRA Michael Celetti, Plant Pathology Lead – Horticulture, OMAFRA Onion downy mildew has been found… Continue Reading Increased Risk of Downy Mildew in Onions