We are the UofG Ontario Crops Research Centre - Bradford IPM Program. We provide local carrot, onion and celery growers with scouting and pest/disease info.
Holland Marsh, Ontario
Joined March 2014
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Muck Crops IPM retweeted
The Cimegra insecticide label has been expanded to help manage cabbage maggot on Brassica head and stem vegetables. #cropprotection
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The Pesticides Regulatory Directorate has expanded the Pyganic insecticide label to help control various pests such as onion thrips, leafhoppers and climbing cutworms which afflict bulb vegetables, herbs and spices. #cropprotection
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The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved Zidua herbicide for suppression of foxtail and redroot pigweed in carrots grown in muck soil. #cropprotection
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Muck Crops IPM retweeted
The Lorox L herbicide label has been restored for control or suppression of labelled weeds in celery due to new supporting information from the registrant. #cropprotection. @TravisCranmer
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Muck Crops IPM retweeted
New farm robots seed, weed and cultivate — without a driver. #UofG researchers ask: Are they the future of farming?
Project lead Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald says these robots address the real challenges of growers today.
Read more:
news.uoguelph.ca/2024/08/the…
ALT Robot on a farm field. The robot is coloured green with two stickers that represent eyes, with a bar over its wheels that is equipped with several hood components
Muck Crops IPM retweeted
Robots - a sign of the times! Great interest in Geoff Farintosh's presentation at Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario AGM. He's a research technician at U of Guelph. @uoguelph @growernews
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Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald currently presenting trial results on cover cropping trials in onions/carrots in the Holland Marsh. Part of research reports at AGM Fresh Vegetable Growers of Ontario. @uoguelph @MaryRuthMcDonal @growernews
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The Guide to Vegetable Production has been published!
Download a pre-print copy here: onvegetables.com/2023/11/29/…
ALT The Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario
ALT Soil sampling diagram in the Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario
ALT Pest activity calendar for Brassica crops in the Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario
Muck Crops IPM retweeted
Flying over carrots and onions at the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Bradford in celebration of #ONTAgWeek! Located in the Holland Marsh and bringing innovation to your dinner table. @UofGResearch @OMAFRAinnovates
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO showcasing the different robots that were demonstrated at FIRA USA. Thanks to University of Guelph research technician Geoff Farintosh, a member of the AgRobotics Working Group for this excellent event summary.
youtube.com/watch?v=RtgYaZne…
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Spring is officially here and I’m interested in how Stemphylium Leaf Blight overwinters because it requires a host. Onion leaves break down quickly so common weed species in the Holland Marsh that don’t break down quickly could be part of the answer. – at Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario
Muck Crops IPM retweeted
I’m growing onions for a controlled environmental study looking at different leaf wetness durations and temperature for SLB. This data will be used to help create a disease forecasting model – at Guelph, Ontario
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The claim is that SLB causes premature leaf dieback which can lead to reduced yield. I did a yield assessment test that claim. Stay tuned for more results!
Muck Crops IPM retweeted
In the event that Allium leafminer is detected in Canada, the minor use label expansion for Exirel insecticide will help growers of garlic, onions and shallots. #cropprotection
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As the majority of the onions in the Holland Marsh and my research trial have lodged, we are seeing more sporulation of Stemphylium leaf blight. This is not surprising at the end of the growing season. – at East Gwillimbury, Ontario
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Mary Ruth McDonald is one of Plant Ag's ROCK STARS!
How to manage a plant disease that persists in the soil as billions of microscopic spores?
Drury et al. @plantagguelph @SaskCanola @MaryRuthMcDonal have a practical solution with grasses and cereals
bspp.org.uk/combatting-clubr…
#clubroot #plantpathology #planthealth #plantdisease
ALT An upturned plant is held in the foreground of a photo. The roots are short and swollen, typical of clubroot infection. A Canola/Oilseed rape field is in the background.
Muck Crops IPM retweeted
“Lodging” has started in my research trial! This is when the leaves of onion plants fall over and the onion bulb uptakes the nutrients from the leaves to size up. This means disease ratings are almost over for me, and that harvest is happening for growers in the Holland Marsh
Muck Crops IPM retweeted
Researching Stemphylium Leaf Blight at the Muck Crops Research Station. This fungal pathogen causes premature leaf dieback resulting in reduced bulb size and quality. I’m researching different spray timing models to try reduce the amount of fungicide sprays needed each season
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#DYK, the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Bradford, used to be nicknamed the ‘World’s Smallest Research Station’ but has grown over the last 60 years into a Canadian leader in vegetable crop research. Discover the history: uoguel.ph/6ar42
ALT A black and white photo of two researchers on an onion plot next to a tractor. The photo was taken at the Muck Crops Research Centre in the 1970s.