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OMAFRA: Irrigating intelligently

Many parts of Ontario are seeing a little too much hot, dry weather. Rebecca Shortt, OMAFRA engineering specialist, water quantity, has some tips and considerations to keep in mind when irrigating crops.


GOC invests more than $1 million in farm management technologies

Minister of Ag Marie-Claude Bibeau announced more than $1 million in funding for SomaDetect and Vivid Machines to help producers improve farm management and their bottom line.


Is your operation ready for its close-up?

Take us to your operation and show us the ins and outs of your cropping season. Your photo could be featured on the cover of Fruit & Vegetable’s November issue.
 
 
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Controlling apple diseases such as scab and powdery mildew can be a complex job.

That’s why we developed Sercadis® fungicide. With consistent, continuous control of key diseases and highly systemic activity, Sercadis enables you to tailor your fungicide program to fit the specific application timing and tank-mixing needs of your farm. That’s what we call flexibility.

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B.C. expands coverage of pest management decision aid software

More tree-fruit growers and their orchards will benefit from time-sensitive advice about pest management as B.C.-adapted software – the B.C. Decision Aid System – becomes available in the Kootenays in addition to the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, which will help stabilize the sector and strengthen B.C.’s food security. » Read more...
 
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OMAFRA: Pesticide label expansions for vegetable crops

Several pesticides have recently received minor use label expansion approval from Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). Josh Mosiondz, OMAFRA’s minor use co-ordinator, has provided a summary of information on the minor use label expansion, as well as a link to the relevant pesticide label. » Read more...
 
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Diseases of Field Crops and their Management , 1st Edition

The book entitled Diseases of Field Crops and their Management provides most recent information about major diseases of cultivation field crops, their symptoms, pathogen characters, epidemiology, and management. In order to make the book all in one, the importance of major diseases has also been dealt with in brief.

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