As stone fruit and blueberries come onto market, OMAFRA monitors areas of the province for SWD; its population was much slower to get going in this year compared to 2017, which experts note was an exceptional year.

Carbaryl-based pesticides (i.e Sevin) have been re-evaluated. According to the new rules, agricultural uses for several crops have been cancelled effective March 2019.

Retain plant growth regulator label has been expanded for use on sweet cherries to improve fruit set in Canada.

Command 360 ME herbicide label has been expanded for management of labeled weeds on cilantro and for use with a reduced pre-harvest interval on cucumbers and squash in Canada.

The Guide to Weed Control Hort Crops 2018 is now available in several formats, says Kristen Obeid, weed management specialist, OMAFRA.

The PMRA has announced the cancellation of mancozeb, a widely-used fungicide, for all horticultural crops except foliar use on potatoes. The phase-out will take three years.

Many skill sets are required to run an on-farm market, but probably the most valuable is analyzin

Hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence are improving food safety. A Waterloo, Ontario-based company is in the forefront of these waste-reducing technologies.

Stewart Lapage, director of transportation, Oppy Transport, explains why three factors are erecting speed bumps.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency recently announced the approval of minor use label expansion registrations for Venture L herbicide for control of labeled weeds on rhubarb, the bulb onion subgroup 3-07A, green onions, caneberries subgroup 13-07A and lettuce in Canada.