Essex County Associated Growers – Field Vegetable Program
Nov. 22, 2010, 9:30 – 11:30 am Kinsmen Recreation Centre, 249 Sherk St., Leamington 9:30 – 10:00 am Field vegetable… Continue Reading Essex County Associated Growers – Field Vegetable Program
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Improving Spray Coverage In Field Tomato
Dr. Jason S.T. Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAFRA – Simcoe; Michael Celetti, Plant Pathologist Program Lead, OMAFRA – Guelph Spraying… Continue Reading Improving Spray Coverage In Field Tomato
World Crop Twilight Sessions
Learn about the production and marketing of ethnic vegetables in Ontario. These twilight meetings run from 6-8 pm and include… Continue Reading World Crop Twilight Sessions
Ridgetown Vegetable Open House
The 2011 Ridgetown Vegetable Open House will be held on Thursday, August 11. Participants have a choice of an afternoon… Continue Reading Ridgetown Vegetable Open House
Fresh market: Food safety audits and recordkeeping
Colleen Haskins, On-Farm Food Safety Program Lead, OMAFRA Guelph The requirement of having a food safety audit for farm production… Continue Reading Fresh market: Food safety audits and recordkeeping
Western bean cutworm – time to scout
Field crop scouts and entomologists have been finding western bean cutworm (WBC) eggs recently and reports are now coming in… Continue Reading Western bean cutworm – time to scout
Time to Scout for European Corn Borer
First generation corn borer adults are active in Southwestern Ontario. Scout all fields regularly for signs of activity. Look for… Continue Reading Time to Scout for European Corn Borer
If you plant it, they will come!
Cucumber beetles seem to be able to sense a newly emerged cucurbit field as soon as it breaks through the… Continue Reading If you plant it, they will come!
Cutworms in vegetables
Early season cutworms can attack seedlings by clipping the stems at the soil surface, usually in late April and early… Continue Reading Cutworms in vegetables
Purple Spot (Stemphylium) of Asparagus
Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crops Specialist OMAFRA, Ridgetown Purple spot is a significant disease of asparagus. During wet, windy weather conditions,… Continue Reading Purple Spot (Stemphylium) of Asparagus