Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Several new Canadian pesticide registrations have come through for solanaceous crops in recent months. They are summarized in the table… Continue Reading New pesticide registrations for tomato, pepper, eggplant
This is one to share with the neighbours. Every spring, we see way too much spray drift onto vegetable crops… Continue Reading Preventing Spray Drift
By Colleen Haskins, OMAFRA ….the short answer is “yes, you do”. Knowing what it takes however, may be a bit… Continue Reading Preparing for a Food Safety Audit – do you have what it takes?
Please see current version here. Updated April 2015, March 2014, April 2013. Integrated pest management (IPM) is an approach to… Continue Reading Resources for vegetable crop scouts
The 2012 workshops are over, but you can browse the 2016 workshop offerings.
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)
OMAFRA’s new Vegetable Crop Protection Guide (publication 838) has just been published and is now available. Many in Ontario’s field… Continue Reading OMAFRA’s New Vegetable Crop Protection Guide
Winter is a great time to catch up on reading. In the era of electronic communication, there is no end… Continue Reading OMAFRA Reads! A Winter Reading List for Vegetable Growers
Looking to pick up some information, ideas, contacts, and resources to improve your vegetable production or to help you in… Continue Reading How Niagara Can Boost Your Vegetable Operation
This guide has been the definitive source of weed control information in Ontario for more than 50 years. It has… Continue Reading New OMAFRA Guide to Weed Control