Federal agencies are reaching out proactively to Canadians on the move this summer, especially if they are returning from areas in the U.S. known to have spotted lanternfly. It’s an invasive pest known for its extensive damage to grapes,…
- The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved an Emergency Use Registration for Success insecticide to suppress cabbage maggot on rutabaga grown in Ontario and Quêbec only. The time frame is from June 8, 2023 to June 7, 2024.
- The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved a minor use label expansion for Posterity fungicide for suppression of Fusarium internal rot on greenhouse pepper and Botrytis grey mould in Canada.
- Provincial government staff partnered with Nortera to survey soil nitrate levels in Ontario sweet corn fields the week of June 12, 2023.
- Ontario grape growers will receive federal and provincial compensation after winter damage affected vines in early 2022. Depending on location, some vineyards experienced 50 per cent loss.