Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
By Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist (Horticulture) As early and mid-season vegetable crops are harvested take the opportunity to build… Continue Reading Check out the new cover crop decision tool for Ontario!
Come join the OMAFRA Soil Team for Soil Management Day as they delve into the wealth of information at your… Continue Reading OMAFRA Soil Management Workshop
This is a brief summary of a research project by Dr. Amy Turnbull, A&L Biologicals Agroecology Research Services Centre, London,… Continue Reading Tomato root disease and sulphur
By Christoph Kessel, Nutrition (Horticulture) – Program Lead, OMAFRA Crops require boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum or zinc in relatively small… Continue Reading Micronutrient Fertilizer Sources – a small amount goes along way
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)
Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist, OMAFRA, Ridgetown It’s been quite a few years since the last spring with this amount… Continue Reading Getting water off fields
Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist, OMAFRA, Ridgetown Recent heavy rain storms have had many growers scrambling to get excess water… Continue Reading Standing water = soil problems
Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 9:00 am – 3:45 pm Bradford Area, Simcoe County Join the OMAFRA Soil Team as we… Continue Reading Soil & Water Management Workshop
Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA Soil Management Specialist (Horticulture), Ridgetown Whether you are looking to expand your soils knowledge or just update… Continue Reading Mark your calendars now for the Soil Management Workshop 2011
Anne Verhallen, Soil Management Specialist “Stay off wet soil” is the best advice to prevent compaction but with wet forecasts… Continue Reading Weighing the cost of compaction