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Category Archives: Industrial and Misc. Crops
Funding Available to Continue Testing Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
By: Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture Funding is available for producers, agri-business, consultants and extension personnel to submit weed samples to be tested for herbicide resistance again this year. Sample collection kits with sampling procedures can be … Continue reading
Posted in All Specialty Crops, Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management, Herbs, Hops, Industrial and Misc. Crops, Industrial Hemp, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Grains, Specialty Vegetables, Sweet Potato
Tagged all specialty crops, herbicide resistance, pest control, weed management, Weeds
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Timing of Pollen Shed and Affect of Pollination on Cannabinoid Levels in Industrial Hemp Floral Oil.
Uses of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa var. sativa.) have recently expanded beyond fibre and seed to include extraction of medicinally useful oil from flowers. When growing industrial hemp as a source of cannabinoids like cannabidiol (CBD), the common … Continue reading
Information and Resources for Christmas Tree Producers
There are an abundance of excellent resources available on Christmas tree production, selections of which are linked below. Important note: information originating from sources outside of Ontario should be taken as guidance only. Recommendations with specific quantities (i.e. fertilizer rates) … Continue reading
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Foliar Diseases of Outdoor Hemp (Cannabis sativa) and Their Management 2021
As canopies begin to close in hemp fields and dew periods lengthen, the risk of foliar diseases of hemp increases. The recent wet weather in much of southern Ontario also increases the risk of most diseases in the field. There … Continue reading
You Suspect Herbicide Drift – Now What?
Originally written in 2018 by: Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture; Wendy McFadden-Smith, OMAFRA IPM Specialist – Horticulture and Karl Soetemans, MOECC Pesticide Specialist – Southwest Region. Updated May 2021 by Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – … Continue reading
Permit to Take Water Workshops
Please see below details on two upcoming webinars on how to apply for a Permit to Take Water. FEBRUARY 22, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1 pmPermit to Take Water – Electronic Application WorkshopSpeakers: Joshua Ng and Holly Buchanan, Ministry … Continue reading