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Factsheets, Infosheets and Publications

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General Information

• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 1 - Introduction
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 2 - Good Bug or Bad?
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 3 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
• Be A Better Farmer: Understand the Living Soil: Part 4 - Those Wonderful Worms
• Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural Crops (Order No. 01-015)
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Greenhouse Cucumbers
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Greenhouse Tomatoes
• Foodland Ontario Produce Facts - Greenhouse Peppers
• Gardener's Handbook
• Horticultural Crops - Best Management Practices
• How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)
• Introduction To Organic Farming (Order No. 06-103)
• Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Nutrient Management -Best Management Practices Series
• Nutrient Management Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Nutrient Management Planning - Best Management Practices Series
• Nutrient Management Workbook (Pub. 818)
• On-Farm Food Safety Information - OMAFRA Index Page
• Organic Food and Farming Certification
• Phosphorus (P) And Potassium (K) Soil Testing And Fertilizer Recommendation System in Ontario (Order No. 97-005)
• Protecting Farm Streams Near Horticultural Crops
• Soil Fertility & Crop Nutrition - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Fertility Handbook (Pub. 611)
• Soil Management - Best Management Practices Series
• Soil Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Soil Management & Fertilizer Use: Soil Compaction
• Soil Water Management - OMAFRA Index Page
• Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP07)
• Plug Transplants For Processing Tomatoes: Production Handling & Stand Establishment (Order No. 94-061)
• Using Biomass for Heating Greenhouses in Ontario - Rules and Best Management Practices (Order No. 08-015W)
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• Greenhouse Crop Management

• • Carbon Dioxide In Greenhouses (Order No. 00-077)
  • Growing Greehouse Vegetables (Publication 371)
  • Production Recommendations for Greenhouse Floriculture (Publication 370)
  • Recycling Farm Plastic Films (Order No. 95-019)
  • Reminders for Cleanup - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  • Uptake of Water and Nutrients from Recirculating Nutrient Solutions

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  Pest Management

  |General| Insects | Diseases | Weeds |

  General

  • Crop & Pest Updates
  • Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)
  • Pesticide Application & Safety
  • PMRA Pesticide Label Search
  • Precautions With All Pesticides
  • Sampling Soil and Roots for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (Order No. 06-099)
  • The Invasive Dilemma - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  • Using Biocontrol - Effectively And Efficiently - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  • Water pH and its Effect on Pesticides - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  • Ways to Avoid Pesticide Spills (Order No. 96-025)
  • Where Are All The New Pest Control Products Coming From? - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article

  Insects

  • Aphids in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 06-081)
  • Aphids - The Newest Worst Pest
  • Available food influences feeding and reproduction by predatory mites - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
    
  • Biology of Thrips in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-077)
  • Biology of Whiteflies in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-065)
  • Can Dicyphus hesperus control whiteflies in greenhouse tomatoes?
  • Duponchelia fovealis - pronouncing it is just the start of the battle
  • Effects of Mancozeb on biocontrol agents - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  • Factors to Consider in using Biocontrol Agents for Aphids
  • Fungus Gnats and Shoreflies in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 06-079)
  • Greenhouse Vegetable Seedling: Protocol For Managing Thrips in Tomato (Order No. 90-054)
  • Insect Factsheets & Infosheets
  • Leafminers Attacking Field Vegetables and Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 00-039)
  • Light Traps as a Pest Management Tool
  • The Lygus Bug - A Problem for Pepper and Cucumber Growers
  • Management of Thrips in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-075)
  • Management of Whiteflies in Greenhouse Crops (Order No. 03-067)
  • Optimal Placements of Biocontrol Agents for Optimal Results - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  • Potato Psyllid - A New Pest in Greenhouse Tomatoes and Peppers
  • Predators for Spider Mites on Greenhouse Veggies
  • Q Biotype Whitefly in Canada - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article
  • Sanitation Recommendations for Management of Insect and Mite Pests of Greenhouse Vegetables (Order No. 94-029)
  • Screening of Greenhouses for Insect Exclusion (Order No. 00-021)
  • Slugs, Snails And Slime Trails
  • Tomato Pinworm - Biology And Control Strategies For Greenhouse Tomato Crops (Order No.04-025)
  • Trap Crops and Banker Plants - thinking outside the pest management tool box
  • Which Predatory Mites to use for Two-spotted Spider Mites? - Greenhouse Grower Notes newsletter article

  Diseases

  • Bacterial Canker - Symptoms and Some Factors Affecting its Incidence
  • Downy Mildew in Greenhouse Cucumber
  • Disease Factsheets & Infosheets
  • Fusarium Stem and Fruit Rot of Greenhouse Pepper (Order No. 01-083) (PDF file - 6.5 MB)
  • Fusarium Stem and Root Rot of Greenhouse Cucumber (Order No. 01-081) (PDF file - 1MB)
  • Management of Pepino Mosaic Virus in Greenhouse Tomatoes (Order No. 01-017)
  • Use of Decree for Botrytis Control in Greenhouse Tomato

  Weeds

  • Newsletter Article Index for Weed Management
  • Publication 75, Guide to Weed Control
  • Sprayer Calibration Calculator
  • Weed Factsheets & Infosheets
  • Weed Quiz

  Harvest and Storage

  • Chilling Injury of Horticultural Crops (Order No. 98-021)
  • Food Safety, Quality & Inspection - OMAFRA Index Page
  • Labelling and Grading Fresh Ontario Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 93-085) Order this Factsheet
  • On-Farm Food Safety Information - OMAFRA Index Page
  • Origin and Grade Marking Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
  • Sizing and Laying Out A Short-Term (Summer) Refrigerated Storage For Fruits & Vegetables (Order No. 92-124)
  • Troubleshooting Cold Storage Problems (Order No. 94-083)
  • Tunnel Forced Air Cooler for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 98-031)

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  Business Management

  Agricultural Business Management Information - OMAFRA Index Page
  • Bioproducts
  • Creating and Implementing a Human Resource Management Plan (Order No. 07-005)
  • Customers First! -- Leading Edge Principles and Trends (Order No. 99-013)
  • Diagnosing and Managing Cash Flow Problems (Order No. 06-085)
  • Energy - OMAFRA Index Page (conservation, renewable energy, bioenergy, emergency power)
  • Evaluating the Feasibility of Business Opportunities (Order No. 03-051)
  • Farm Business Insurance (Order No. 00-041)
  • Guide to Tracking Program Payments to Ontario Farmers
  • Improving or Expanding Your Food Business
  • Options For Farmers Dealing With Financial Difficulties (Order No. 04-041)
  • Paying Wages to Farm Family Members (Order No. 07-003)
  • Preparing Business Plans (Order No. 99-011)
  • Profile of the Ontario Greenhouse Floriculture Industry
  • Programs and Services for Ontario Farmers (Order No. 07-021)
  • Start, Manage and Grow A Business: Food Processing
  • Starting a Commercial Greenhouse Business
  • Your Guide to Food Processing in Ontario (HTML plain text) (pdf)

  Weather & Climate

  • Adverse Weather Information - OMAFRA Index Page
  • Crop Heat Units For Corn and Other Warm-Season Crops In Ontario (Order No. 93-119)
  • Effects of Air Pollution on Agricultural Crops (Order No. 01-015)
  • Freeze Protection Methods for Crops (Order No. 85-116)
  • How to Prepare for Irrigation During Water Shortages (Order No. 99-023)
  • Irrigating Vegetable Crops
  • Irrigation Management - Best Management Practices Series
  • Ontario Climate Information - OMAFRA Index Page
  • Vegetable Production Recommendations (Pub. 363)
  • Water Management - Best Management Practices (Order No. BMP07)
  • Weather Information on the Internet

   

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  Newsletters

  • Greenhouse Grower Notes
  • Hort Matters newsletter
  • OMAFRA Newsletters
  • Online Newsletters for Growers (external link list)
  • Crop & Pest Updates (including Vegetable Crop Updates)
  • Sound Advice - Audio Crop Updates Subscribe
  • National Crop News Reports (External link - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada)

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  Resources and Services

  • Accredited Soil Testing Laboratories in Ontario
  • Agriculture Development Branch Staff by Location
  • Crop Links - Greenhouse(External link list)
  • Crop Publications (online & print)
  • Laboratories for Leaf Analysis
  • Leaf & Petiole Tissue Analysis Program
  • Ontario Minor Use Program (progress on pesticide registration for minor use crops)  
  • Ontario Greenhouse Calendar
  • Pest Diagnostic Clinic - University of Guelph (External link)
  • PMRA Pesticide Label Search
  • Sources of Crop Inputs

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  Stats and Facts

  • OASCC Horticultural Crops Report
  • Ontario Horticultural Crop Statistics
  • Overview Of Canadian Horticultural Industry
  • National Crop News Report
  • Greenhouse Industry Statistics, Ontario & Canada
  • Greenhouse Flower & Plant Production Statistics, Ontario & Canada
  • Profile of the Ontario Greenhouse Floriculture Industry
  • Profile of the Canadian Greenhouse Tomato Industry

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  Crop Updates

  • What's Hot? - Greenhouse Crops
  • Crop and Pest Updates
    • Subscribe to OMAFRA Podcasts
    • Subscribe to Agriphone Messages

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