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What's Growing ON?

Digging up the latest dirt on Ontario horticulture production. What's Growing ON? is hosted by Cassandra Russell and Kristy Grigg-McGuffin. This podcast features conversations with crop specialists from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs on production, pest management and other best management practices for fruit, vegetables and specialty crops.

11/29/2021

Precision Spraying

In this episode, Kristy sits down with OMAFRA's Application Technology Specialist, Jason Deveau to talk sprayer technology. In the first part of the conversation, Jason covers tips, tricks and pieces of advice for sprayer winterization and spring preparedness. Switching gears for the second half, Jason moves into precision agriculture and the future of spray technology. Questions for Jason? Contact him at jason.deveau@ontario.ca. For more information on spray application and...

1h 20m
10/09/2021

Neopestalotiopsis & Minor Use

In this episode, Kristy sits down with OMAFRA's Erica Pate (Fruit Crop Specialist) and Katie Goldenhar (Plant Pathologist) to talk about an emerging pest issue in Ontario strawberries, called Neopestalotiopsis. For more information on identification and biology of this disease, check out Pest Alert: Neopestalotiopsis - An Emerging Strawberry Disease in North America on the ONfruit blog. If you suspect this disease in your field, contact Erica (erica.pate@ontario.ca) or ...

54 min
08/04/2021

Strawberry Viruses & Pesticide Rainfastness

In this episode, OMAFRA's Fruit Crop Specialist, Erica Pate sits in the horticulture hotseat to talk about the importance of strawberry aphid management to minimize incidence and impact of insect-vectored viruses. Following, Kristy dives into the waters of pesticide rainfastness to look at some general guidelines around insecticide and fungicide wash-off and how these can assist in decision-making when it comes to what to do following a rain.For more information on strawberry aphids and...

36 min
07/02/2021

Pumpkin Pollination

In this episode, Kristy sits down with OMAFRA's Vegetable Crop Specialist, Elaine Roddy to get the buzz on the important pollinator of pumpkin and squash, the squash bee. Questions for Elaine? Contact her at elaine.roddy@ontario.ca. For more information on squash bee in Ontario, check out the following resources:Managing Pumpkin/Squash in Ontario to Maximize Pollination Services by Wild Bees - Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention presentation by Dr. Susan Cha...

32 min
06/01/2021

Horticulture Hotseat

In this episode, we hear from a series of OMAFRA specialists during a marathon of Horticulture Hotseat. Up first, we review the basics of integrated pest management (IPM) with Summer Research Assistant, Ali Collingwood. Consider this an opportunity to review where the strengths and gaps lie within your on-farm IPM program. Following Ali, OMAFRA's Plant Pathologist, Katie Goldenhar (katie.goldenhar@ontario.ca) walks us through the various tests available for plant virus detection - a rather fi...

21 min
04/12/2021

Scouting Tips & Tricks

In this episode, Kristy chats with fellow OMAFRA Horticulture IPM Specialists, Wendy McFadden-Smith (tender fruit and grape) and Melanie Filotas (specialty crops) to talk about the importance of regular pest scouting, from how often and how much to what to look for and where in perennial crops. Questions for Wendy or Melanie? Contact them at wendy.mcfadden-smith@ontario.ca or melanie.filotas@ontario.ca. Check out the Ontario CropIPM website for more information on scouting as wel...

1h 6m
03/09/2021

Growing Lavender

In this episode, Kristy sits down with OMAFRA's Ginseng & Herb Specialist, Sean Westerveld to talk all things lavender from site selection, propagation, management and harvest to market and agri-tourism impacts. Questions for Sean? Contact him at sean.westerveld@ontario.ca. For more information on growing lavender in Ontario, check out the following resources:Growing Lavender in Ontario: An Introduction for Prospective GrowersSpecialty Cropportunities - LavenderOntario L...

58 min
02/08/2021

New Faces

In this episode, Kristy sits down with two new specialists that have recently joined OMAFRA, Erika DeBrouwer (Tree Fruit Specialist) and Jenny Liu (Maple, Tree Nut & Agroforestry Specialist) to hear about who they are, what their new roles entail and plans for the coming year.Erika can be reached at erika.debrouwer@ontario.ca or 226-931-4098.Jenny can be reached at jenny.liu2@ontario.ca or 519-835-5872. For more updates on Ontario horticulture and educational events, visit:ONvegetab...

29 min

Digging up the latest dirt on Ontario horticulture production. What's Growing ON? is hosted by Cassandra Russell and Kristy Grigg-McGuffin. This podcast features conversations with crop specialists from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs on production, pest management and other best management practices for fruit, vegetables and specialty crops.

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2020 - 2021
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