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You’ve managed pre-harvest issues; now it’s time for post-harvest practices to shine as your apple crop has come off the tree. Learn about controlled atmosphere storage in this week's feature.
- Fruit and Vegetable team
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This will be the second growing season that chlorpyrifos products including Lorsban will not be used to manage onion maggots in onions in Canada. Onion maggot management now relies predominantly on Sepresto 75 WS, a neonicotinoid seed treatment, writes Travis Cranmer, vegetable crop specialist with OMAFRA, on the ONVegetables blog.
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The Ontario government is increasing annual funding for its Risk Management Program (RMP) from $150 million to $250 million to enhance support for farmers and the province’s $51 billion agri-food sector, according to a press release from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness.
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Canada will expand the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF), which will provide an additional $300 million to 13 organizations in continuation of their efforts to help farmers become more climate resilient over the next three years.
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The effects of time and temperature on the postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables are visually depicted in the Color Atlas of Postharvest Quality of Fruits and Vegetables.
The book’s extensive coverage describes 37 different fruits and vegetables from different groups that were stored at five specific temperatures and photographed daily after specified elapsed periods of time.
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Controlled atmosphere storage is an option for apple growers looking to maintain fruit quality and extend shelf life. The practice involves manipulating the carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations in storage, in addition to moderating temperature and humidity, to slow respiration and delay ripening.
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