Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
At the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention (OFVC) in Niagara Falls, ON on Thursday, February, 20th, 2014 there will a… Continue Reading Nematode Management in Hort Crops Session at the 2014 OFVC
Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist – Horticulture, OMAF & MRA – Ridgetown From ONvegetables in The Grower, August 2013 Cover crops are… Continue Reading Cover Crops – can be so much more!
Exploring factors that can contribute to inconsistent results with fumigation Jump to: Part I Part II Cheryl Trueman, M.Sc., College… Continue Reading Soil fumigants and tomato production, Part III
A review of research results with metam sodium from Ontario and other locations Jump to: Part I Part III… Continue Reading Soil fumigants and tomato production, Part II
Margaret Appleby, IPM Specialist OMAFRA, Brighton Biofumigation is defined as suppression of soil-borne pests and pathogens by the use of… Continue Reading Biofumigation
In part 1 of this article, we outlined a project in which OMAFRA staff tested some nematode sampling and handling… Continue Reading Counting nematodes? Proper sampling and handling is key! (Part 2)
If you’ve ever sampled for nematodes in soil, you’ve probably (hopefully!) read the guidelines for sampling and handling of samples. … Continue Reading Counting nematodes? Proper sampling and handling is key! (Part 1)
When: Friday, February 17th, 2012
J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently approved a minor use label expansion… Continue Reading Minor Use Label Expansion Granted for Chloropicrin 100 Liquid Soil Fumigant and Pic Plus Fumigant for Control of Labeled Pests on Root and Tuber Vegetables in Canada
The GGAO and a group of researchers from OMAFRA, AAFC and the University of Guelph have received funding to test… Continue Reading Bulb and Stem Nematode in Garlic Project