Virtual Berry Tour of Île d'Orléans, Quebec with Talia Plaskett and Sonny Murray

Talia Plasket and Sonny Murray take you on a virtual berry tour of Île d'Orléans, Quebec, where you will see June-bearing plasticulure production, substrate production of raspberries, blackberries and strawberries and propagation of planting stock used in the growing systems. Along the way, we’ll have a look inside some of the markets and look at packaging. If you are involved in berry production, this isn’t something you will want to miss!

To view the video follow this link: Click Here

The full video is 2 hours long! So we have broken it down by farm into chapters which are listed in the description. 

Many thanks once again to the Growers that hosted us.  They were all very open and shared such pride in their operations.

Nova Scotia Selection of Minor Use Pesticide Priorities: Dec 1st.

 

Please save the date for our annual Selection of Minor Use Pesticide Priorities for Nova Scotia crops on Monday, December 1. The sessions will be in person at the Perennia office at 28 Aberdeen Street, Kentville at the following times:

10 AM - Vegetables

12 PM - Wine grapes

1 PM - Berries

There will be snacks and we look forward to everyone connecting again in person for these sessions. Your group 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.

looking forward to seeing you there, Sonny Murray

In the Berry Field: September 26th, 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 ClickHere.

SORRY ABOUT THE SOUND! It does get better later in the video.    

Last Call -Tour Ile d' Orleans with fellow berry growers!-

 Strawberry Grower Tour to Ile d’Orleans in Quebec with Perennia

September 8th to 11th

We have had some last minute growers interested in the tour. 

We will be closing registration on Monday, September 1st.

Perennia has arranged farm tours through Ile d’Orleans region in Quebec and hired a coach bus to transport the group from Nova Scotia to our various destinations in and around Quebec City.

This is not a vacation! We are very excited to bring growers on this tour as they will see many advancements in berry growing systems including June-bearing plasticulture systems, ease trough substrate production, long cane raspberry production as well as protective structures.

Please register by following this link:  Click Here!

In the Berry Field: August 25th, 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 ClickHere      

Reserve Hotel Rooms Before The End of July. -Tour Ile d' Orleans with fellow berry growers!-

 Strawberry Grower Tour to Ile d’Orleans in Quebec with Perennia

September 8th to 11th

Perennia has arranged farm tours through the Ile d’Orleans region in Quebec and hired a coach bus to transport the group from Nova Scotia to our various destinations in and around Quebec City.

This is not a vacation! We are very excited to bring growers on this tour as they will see many advancements in berry growing systems including June-bearing plasticulture systems, ease trough substrate production, long cane raspberry production as well as protective structures.

Hotel rooms need to be booked before the end of July so please don’t hesitate to register.   Hope to hear from you!

Please register by following this link:  Click Here!

Tour Ile d' Orleans with fellow berry growers! and In the Berry Field: June 18th, 2025

 

Strawberry Grower Tour to Ile d’Orleans in Quebec with Perennia

September 8th to 11th

Perennia has arranged farm tours through Ile d’Orleans region in Quebec and hired a coach bus to transport the group from Nova Scotia to our various destinations in and around Quebec City.

This is not a vacation! We are very excited to bring growers on this tour as they will see many advancements in berry growing systems including June-bearing plasticulture systems, ease trough substrate production, long cane raspberry production as well as protective structures.

Hotel rooms need to be booked before the end of July so please don’t hesitate to register.   Hope to hear from you!

Please register by following this link:  Click Here!

In the Berry Field: July 17th,  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      

Registered Products for SWD control please: Click Here