Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
The Ontario Ministry of Labour has an extensive collection of resources for farming operations on their website at ontario.ca/farmworkersafety. “Farming… Continue Reading Ministry of Labour resources for farming operations
2014 summer job opportunities with OMAF & MRA horticulture staff in Ridgetown have been posted. The deadline for applications is… Continue Reading 2014 summer job opportunities in Ridgetown with OMAF & MRA
Originally posted by Janice LeBoeuf, 9 Dec 2013 All Ontario field crop, vegetable, fruit and specialty crop farmers are asked… Continue Reading Reminder: The Ontario Pesticide Survey is now online
All Ontario field crop, vegetable, fruit and specialty crop farmers are asked to fill out a confidential, anonymous on-line survey… Continue Reading The Ontario Pesticide Survey is now online
Ontario CleanFARMS obsolete pesticide collection campaign is coming to Ontario in the fall of 2013. Return your unwanted or obsolete… Continue Reading Obsolete pesticide collection – coming to Ontario this fall
J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor… Continue Reading Minor use label expansion granted for Movento® 240 SC Insecticide on several crops and crop groups
Sean Westerveld, Ginseng and Medicinal Herbs Specialist and Melanie Filotas, IPM Specialist for Specialty Crops, OMAF and MRA From ONvegetables… Continue Reading Pests enjoy culinary herbs too!
Dr. Jason S.T. Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAF and MRA; Mr. Brian Henderson, Sales Representative, HYPRO/SHURflo; Mr. Murray Thiessen – Consulting Agricultural… Continue Reading Trailed field sprayer start-up tips
See the 2013 job postings for student summer jobs at OMAFRA, Ridgetown. Application deadline: February 19.
With the wide variety of online and mobile communication tools available these days, how can Ontario agricultural organizations and businesses… Continue Reading Smartphone and social media use in Ontario agriculture – online presentation of survey results