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Ontario Vegetable Crop report: May 30

Many regions posted higher-than-average growing degree days throughout the entirety of spring.


Emergency Use Registrations granted to Cimegra and Success in some provinces

The registration applies only to Ontario, B.C., Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador, from May 2024 to May 2025.


Less than one month to go for Nuffield Scholarship applications

The $20,000 scholarship is awarded to mid-career men and women looking to travel to extensively study a subject in agriculture about which they are passionate.


 
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Experience a new level of control with our unique binding action.

Talk about technology you’ll get attached to quickly. Cevya® fungicide uses exclusive binding activity to control biotypes that may be resistant to other fungicides, including Group 3-tolerant strains. This hook-like action delivers fast and continuous control of key diseases in blueberries, grapes, apples, pears, stone fruits, potatoes, and vegetables.

Visit agsolutions.ca/horticulture to find out what it can do for you.

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Preparing for spotted lanternfly

Spotted lanternfly might not be the “fire and brimstone” pest it’s been painted as, but Canadian growers should be prepared for its arrival all the same. Its impending arrival in Canada has been regarded as a cause for "doom and gloom," considering the damage it's caused to South Korea's fruit industry when the pest arrived on the peninsula, and it's since made its way to the Northeastern U.S. Researchers draw on their own experiences with SLF to help Canadian growers better understand the pest's impact. » Read More...
 
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Building a robust Ontario Soil Health Database, together

Soil health is typically evaluated by examining various properties that serve as indicators of how well the soil functions. With repeated measurements, farm managers can track changes in soil health over time. Changes in soil health associated with implementing soil health-building typically occur over the years. OMAFRA is encouraging growers to monitor their orchards' soil health for free through participation in the Soils at Guelph SHAP Ground Truthing Project. » Read More...
 
 
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Break Down Disease Defences With Diplomat Biofungicide

Diplomat is a poloxin D zinc salt biofungicide that controls diseases on fruit and vegetable crops, and is ideal for both biorational and conventional IPM programs. It has a unique mode of action that offers broad spectrum protection and is the only group 19 fungicide available in Canada for food use! Diplomat inhibits the creation of chitin in the fungal cell walls, literally breaking down the invading disease on a cellular level.

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Events 
 

IPM training workshops

April 30-June 6 (various dates) | Virtual/Hybrid » Read More...

Grower Day

June 18 | St. Catharines, Ont. » Learn more

Ag In Motion

July 16-18 | South of Saskatoon » Read More...

USApple Outlook 2024

August 14-16 | Chicago, IL » Read More...