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Category Archives: Goji
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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How Long Do I Run My Drip Lines?
By Rebecca Shortt, Water Quantity Engineer, OMAFRA This blog post will show the 2 steps to roughly calculate how long to run a drip system. First calculate the plant water demand. This was shown in my post from last week. … Continue reading
Posted in All Specialty Crops, Culinary, Ginseng, Ginseng Production, Goji, Haskap, Herbs, Hops, Hops Production, Lavender, Medicinal, Other Herbs, Other Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Other Specialty Vegetables, Sea Buckthorn, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Vegetable Production, Specialty Vegetables, Tree Nuts
Tagged all specialty crops, Ginseng, Hops, Irrigation, Lavender, Specialty Berries, Specialty Fruit
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Spotted wing drosophila and specialty berries
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) is an invasive vinegar fly that has rapidly spread across much of North America. First observed in Ontario in 2010 and now widespread in all fruit growing regions of the province, this insect has become quite familiar … Continue reading
Posted in Goji, Haskap, Sea Buckthorn, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Uncategorized
Tagged Insects, Specialty Berries
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Information on the USDA’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA)
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently hosted a webinar entitled , “An Overview of the PACA Complaint Process”. Information on how to access this webinar and other information on this program is detailed in the message below that was sent out … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary, Goji, Haskap, Herbs, Lavender, Medicinal, Other Herbs, Other Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Other Specialty Vegetables, Sea Buckthorn, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Vegetable Meetings, Specialty Vegetable Pest Management, Specialty Vegetable Production, Specialty Vegetables, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Meetings, Sweet Potato Other, Sweet Potato Pest Management, Sweet Potato Production, Tree Nuts, Uncategorized
Tagged culinary herb, Food safety, Marketing, Regulations, Specialty Berries, Specialty Fruit, Specialty Vegetables
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New sprayer resource available
Growing or thinking of growing hops, tree nuts, specialty berries or fruit or any other crop that may require an airblast sprayer to apply pesticides, foliar nutrients or other products? If so, you should take a look at Airblast 101, … Continue reading
Using Livestock Manure Properly to Ensure Food Safety
By: Wayne Du, On-Farm Food Safety Specialist Do you use soil amendments such as manure or composted manure? Are you aware of the food safety risks? Here are some helpful tips to protect your crop from potential contamination. What is … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary, Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management, Ginseng Production, Goji, Grain Amaranth, Haskap, Herbs, Hops, Hops Pest Management, Hops Production, Lavender, Other Herbs, Other Specialty Grains, Quinoa, Sea Buckthorn, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Grains, Specialty Vegetable Pest Management, Specialty Vegetable Production, Specialty Vegetables, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Pest Management, Sweet Potato Production, Teff, Uncategorized
Tagged culinary herb, Food safety, herbs, Hops, Lavender, Specialty Berries, Specialty Fruit, Specialty grains, Specialty Vegetables
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