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
Growing Degree Days tracked from AAFC Kentville up until April 21rd:
Frost Protection Lunch and Learn video is now available
Friday, April 11, 2025
Erica Pate, OMAFRA's Small Fruit Crop Specialist, hosted a webinar this week on Frost Protection in Strawberries and has allowed me to share the video. Kathy Demchak, from PennState, reviews the options and the decision making process for frost protecting strawberries. A sincere thanks to both Erica and Kathy for putting this webinar together.
To watch the video ahead of this years frost season: Click Here
In the Berry Field: August 7th, 2025
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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
For a list of products registered for control or suppression of Monilinia Blight/Mummy Berry please Click Here
Last Year's Highbush Blueberry Pruning Video's can be found here:
Growing Degree Days tracker from AAFC Kentville Up Until April 3rd:
The warm stretches in March have really advanced the year compared to previous years.
A special thanks to Jeff Franklin from AAFC: Kentville for tracking and organizing the weather data found above.
Just a Quick Reminder About the Frost Protection for Strawberries Webinar Taking Place Tuesday
Monday, April 7, 2025
Frost Protection for Strawberries
Erica Pate, OMAFRA's Fruit Crop Specialist will be hosting this webinar and graciously asked that I pass along the invite to the growers in Eastern Canada. So, keep in mind the time change when going through the registration process. And a huge thank you to Erica for putting this together.
When: April 8th, 2025 1:00-2:00 Atlantic Standard Time
Where: Zoom
What: Kathy Demchak, berry extension associate from Penn State, will review frost protection methods for strawberries in unpredictable spring weather. Join this webinar to prepare for the season and to understand your options when temperatures drop.
How: Register in advance for this meeting Click here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Noteworthy Pesticide Registrations from Late 2024-25 and Frost Protection for Strawberry Lunch and Learn
Friday, April 4, 2025
If you are having trouble viewing the table please use this link.....Click Here
Frost Protection for Strawberries: Lunch and Learn
Erica Pate, OMAFRA's Fruit Crop Specialist will be hosting this webinar and graciously asked that I pass along the invite to growers in Eastern Canada. So, keep in mind the time change when going through the registration process. And a huge thank you to Erica for putting this together.
When: April 8th, 2025 1:00-2:00 Atlantic Standard Time
Where: Zoom
What: Kathy Demchak, berry extension associate from Penn State, will review frost protection methods for strawberries in unpredictable spring weather. Join this webinar to prepare for the season and to understand your options when temperatures drop.
How: Register in advance for this meeting Click here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Recordings from Berry Primer 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Berry Primer 2025
The Berry Primer webinar is a wrap for this year. I would like to thanks the presenters from that day again. Each of the speakers, without hesitation, agreed to share their time and knowledge on a platform that gives very little feedback and I think that is a very gracious thing.
Please find recordings from the day below.
Dustin MacLean: Plant Pathologist, Perennia Food and Agriculture
Review of the Anthracnose Resistance Survey and what it means for On-Farm Anthracnose Management in Strawberry.
Mary Concklin: Extension Educator, University of Connecticut
Summer Raspberry Bearing vs. Fall Bearing Systems.
Leah Fronk: Horticulture Extension Educator, PennState Extension
Weeds as Hosts of Strawberry Anthracnose: Implications for Management.
Colin Farrell: Agri-Technology Specialist, Perennia Food And Agriculture
Beyond Weather Data: Farm Data Tools.
David Bryla: Research Horticulturalist, USDA
Irrigation Scheduling and Options for Improving Water Use Efficiency in Highbush Blueberry.
Andrew Byers: Project Lead for ATTA, Perennia Food and Agriculture
Protecting Pollinators from Pesticides.
Rachel Rix: Research Entomologist, AAFC
An overview of Highbush Blueberry insect pests, how to scout for them and their biology.
Dustin MacLean: Plant Pathologist, Perennia Food and Agriculture
An overview of Highbush Blueberry diseases, how to scout for them and their biology.
Michelle Cortens; Introduces the 2025 Online Pest Management Guide
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
In the following video Perennia's Tree Fruit Specialist,
Michelle Cortens, introduces the 2025 Online Pest Management Guide and its many
updates. This has been a lot of work in the making and will be a huge
help in putting spray programs together for your various crops so be sure to
check it out.
This was previously recorded on March 18th:
The
following are resources that were mentioned during the webinar:
- Perennia’s online pest
management guide: https://www.farmdatatools.perennia.ca/pest-guides/
- PDF guides can currently be
found on specific crop pages on our main website under ‘Pest Management
Guide’: https://www.perennia.ca/agriculture/commodity-information/ (In
the future, they will be hosted on the Perennia Academy)
- Perennia’s Farm Data Tools: https://www.farmdatatools.perennia.ca (please
note some features may update when we officially launch this evolving
tool)
- PMRA label search: https://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/ls-re/index-eng.php
A big thank-you to Michelle Cortens and Kristen Cue for
putting the time into this tool. Without their dedication the tool would just
be scribbles on random bits of paper.
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