March 26, 2009:  Eastern Ontario Berry Growers Association Berry Information Day, Kemptville.  For more information contact Kevin Schooley at 613-258-4587 or info@ontarioberries.com

March 31, 2009:  Strawberry School : The Ontario Berry Growers Association and OMAFRA are teaming up to provide a 1 day workshop on strawberry production, March 31, 2009, in Guelph. This program will give growers up to date information on strawberry production and marketing. It is well suited to new growers as well as those who would like an update.  Space is limited, so to pre-register contact the Ontario Berry Growers Association at 613-258-4587 or info@ontarioberries.com.

April 14, 2009:  Small Fruit and Vegetable Update Brighton. Contact Margaret Appleby 613-475-5850

New Herbicide Registration : Chateau (flumioxazin) Valent Canada Inc. and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the registration of Chateau WDG herbicides for several crops and crop groups.  Chateau will be marketed by Engage Agro.

Chateau WDG is registered for preemergence weed control on dry bulb onion, grapes, potato, pome fruit, stone fruit, strawberry, highbush blueberry and asparagus.  On strawberries the application is for dormant application or to row middles. 

Other New Products for Berry Growers

Allegro 500F (fluazinam 500 g/L) is a Group 29 fungicide from Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc. It is registered  on  blueberries for suppression of  mummyberry  phomopsis fruit  rot, anthracnose fruit rot.

Admire 240 F (imidacloprid240 g/L) is a Group 4 insecticide from Bayer CropScience. It is registered on blueberries for control of European chafer larvae, Japanese beetle larvae, and on raspberries for white grubs, leafhoppers, aphids, raspberry cane borer. 

Delegate WG (spinetoram 25%) is a Group 5 insecticide from Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.. It is registered on blueberries for spanworm, raspberries for obliquebanded leafroller, and strawberries for suppression of thrips. 

Surround Crop Protectant (kaolin) from Engage Agro Corp, now registered for raspberries and strawberries for potato leafhopper

The Technical Fruit Working Group of the Ontario Pest Management Research and Services Committee will meet March  27 to review several more new registrations for berry crops. Watch this bulletin for further updates. 

Publication #360 Updated: A supplement to OMAFRA publication #360, Fruit Production Recommendations, lists new products and recommendations since the publication was updated last year.  This supplement is available from OMAFRA resource centers, and is available on line at www.ontario.ca/crops.