The extremely dry growing season has been hitting Ontario farmers hard
- The generosity of Prince Edward Island potato growers is once again on display with theshipment of 50,000 pounds of potatoes to Fort McMurray.
- There are many natural pests, for example, that can threaten an orchard of fruit crops, but also many predators that can help keep those pests at bay. But what if the species helping to manage pest populations themselves become at risk? .
- Diagnosing crop problems can often be difficult. Identifying disease, insect or nematode problems is not always straightforward. And what about nutrient problems -- herbicide injury, soil compaction, and physiological problems? And then there's air pollution.
- Harvesting at optimum fruit maturity is extremely important for maximizing storage life and maintaining good apple quality. However, determining the optimum harvest maturity for ‘Honeycrisp’ is difficult.