Reminder of the Local Minor Use Planning for Berries meeting: Tuesday, December 17 from 1 PM to 2 PM

 

Please note the Nova Scotian Minor Use Planning for Berries will take place Tuesday, December 17 from 1 PM to 2 PM.

Perennia’s minor use representative, Michelle Cortens, and the provincial minor use coordinator Deney Augustine Joseph will briefly outline the process. Then as a group you will be guided through the different crops to assess the priority pest control needs for insects, weeds/growth regulators, and diseases. If you have potential solutions on your radar (products registered in other crops or for other uses) or have heard of products you might be interested in, please bring those along as well.

Any grower or industry representative is welcome to attend, so if you know of someone who would like to attend please let me know so I can include them on the contact list. It is highly recommended that you attend the meeting but if you cannot make it, please send me your critical pest issues and any potential solutions for consideration. The selected priorities will then be submitted on behalf of the province and used in ranking the national priorities.

Berries Local Minor Use Planning

Tuesday, November 19 at 1 PM to 2 PM

Link: https://perennia.zoom.us/j/87464278710

Passcode: 474588

If you need to contact me before the meeting please do not hesitate to reach out before the meeting.

Sonny Murray (Gordon)

Berry Specialist
Perennia Food and Agriculture Corporation
EMAIL Smurray@perennia.ca

Nutrient Management Workshop 2.0 – Focus on Amendments

Join us this December for an interactive, commodity-focused workshop on building knowledge around on-farm nutrient amendments. This session will focus on demystifying the nutritional breakdown of common amendments (e.g., manure, compost), with the goal of more precise nitrogen application. Following a short presentation, attendees will break out into commonity groups (Berry guys all together and led by Sonny Murray) get to dive into pre-prepared sample scenarios to come up with a suitable nutrient strategy for their respective commodity. Look forward to a hands-on session focused on utilizing local resources and applying them to real on-farm examples. Bring your own soil samples and compost anaylsis, if you have them, and we'll work through a fertilizer program for your berry crop.  

To register please follow this link: Click Here

Locations near you:

December 3, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Location: Berwick Lions Hall, 250 Veterans Drive, Berwick 

December 4, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM  

Location: Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre, 527 Nova Scotia Trunk 10 Exit 12, Bridgewater 

December 12, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM  

Location: Jenkins Hall Dalhousie Agricultural Campus – Riverview Room, 40 Horseshoe Crescent, Truro

December 13, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 

Location: Gaelic College Mabou Campus, 32 MacDonald Road, Mabou (Turn off Mabou Harbour Road) 

Polar Vortex Phase 3 Deadline Notice November 8th: A Note From Patricia Bishop

 

Caneberry and Highbush Blueberry Growers will be especially interested inthis Program.  Make sure to follow the Link Here for more details. or get in touch with Patricia Bishop at Patricia@horticulturens.ca.

In the Berry Field: September 24th, 2024

  In this week's edition of In the Berry Field; Sonny Murray takes a look at Strip-till Strawberry and Pumpkin Establishment, a quick crop update and Marigold as a cover crop?!  

To view the video Click Here

Weather Summary for Kentville

In the Berry Field: August 8th, 2024

 In this week's edition of In the Berry Field; Sonny Murray gives a crop update for the major berry crops.  To view the video Click Here

Spotted wing drosophilia monitoring factsheet: Click Here

Spotted wing drosophilia product selection table: Click Here

Order of strawberry renovations operations: Click here

Kentville Weather Data:

In the Berry Field: July 9rd, 2024

  In this week's edition of In the Berry Field; Sonny Murray gives some thoughts on Spotted wing drosophilia and Phytophthoa crown rot of strawberries.  To view the video Click Here

Spotted wing drosophilia monitoring factsheet: Click Here

Spotted wing drosophilia product selection table: Click Here

Order of strawberry renovations operations: Click here

Kentville Weather Data:

In the Berry Field: July 3rd, 2024

   In this week's edition of In the Berry Field; Sonny Murray gives a crop update for the major berry crops.  To view the video Click Here

Order of strawberry renovations operations: Click here

Spotted wing drosophilia monitoring factsheet: Click Here

Spotted wing drosophilia product selection table: Click Here