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Category Archives: Fibre Crops
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
Understanding the Value of Fertilizers and Supplements for Specialty Crops
Growers of all crops are bombarded with advertisements and salespeople selling a wide range of fertilizers and supplements. For specialty crop growers there is added uncertainty given the limited research specific to these crops on all aspects of fertilization. As … Continue reading
Posted in All Specialty Crops, Biomass, Culinary, Fibre Crops, Ginseng Production, Goji, Grain Amaranth, Haskap, Herbs, Hops, Hops Production, Industrial and Misc. Crops, Industrial Hemp, Lavender, Medicinal, Oil Crops, Other Herbs, Other Industrial Crops, Other Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Other Specialty Grains, Other Specialty Vegetables, Quinoa, Sea Buckthorn, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Grains, Specialty Vegetable Meetings, Specialty Vegetable Pest Management, Specialty Vegetable Production, Specialty Vegetables, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Production, Teff, Tree Nuts
Tagged all specialty crops, Fertility, Ginseng, Lavender, supplements
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The Ontario Biomass Producers Co-Operative (OBPC), Annual General Meeting (AGM)
On March 12, 2020, The Ontario Biomass Producers Co-Operative (OBPC) will hold their annual general meeting at the Country Hertitage Park – Puslinch Hall (8560 Tremaine Rd., Milton) from 10:30am – 2:30pm. OBPC represents Ontario farmers who grow perennial biomass crops … Continue reading
Report from the Ontario Biomass Producers Co-operative Annual General Meeting
The Ontario Biomass Producers Co-operative (OBPC) held their AGM on February 6, 2018. The meeting was well attended, with representation from biomass growers, industry, academia and both the provincial and federal governments. OBPC represents Ontario’s biomass producers, who grow switchgrass … Continue reading
Switchgrass and Miscanthus Agronomy Basics Books Now Available
From Mahendra Thimmanagari, OMAFRA Bio-products Specialist The Ontario Biomass Producers Cooperative (OBPC) have recently published two excellent production guides on switchgrass and miscanthus: SWITCHGRASS Agronomy 2016; and MISCANTHUS Agronomy 2016 These agronomy basics books provide a summary of research and practical knowledge about … Continue reading
Posted in Biomass, Fibre Crops, Industrial and Misc. Crops, Uncategorized
Tagged Bioeconomy, Biomass, Miscanthus, Switchgrass
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Hemp – It’s Growing!
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Country Kitchen Dining Lounge, 2159 Ottawa Regional Road 31, Winchester, ON. from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. You are invited Source: Hemp – It’s Growing!
Posted in Fibre Crops, Industrial and Misc. Crops, Uncategorized
Tagged Hemp, Workshops
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