Minor Use Pesticide Priorities for NS Cranberry- Please join us or share your comments

Hi, everyone

It is time for another year's minor use pesticide priorities selection. In the 2023 production season, both weeds and diseases had a great year to grow. What are the top diseases and weeds that concern you during the production season? Do you have enough management tools to tackle them? What about insect pests?

We want to hear from our cranberry growers about pests that concern them in the current season; if you have enough tools to manage them; if you would like to see new chemicals to help with a particular pest issue that is a growing concern. There are a lot more related to pesticides and pest issues we want to hear from you. You can share your comments with Hugh Lyu (Cranberry Specialist, hlyu@perennia.ca, 902-890-0472) OR join the meeting on November 21 (1-2 PM through Zoom, please see details below.

I also want to share what are the top pest issues for the cranberry sector in NS in 2022. This is what we discussed in last year’s meeting:

Weeds:

1.      Broadleaf and low-growing weeds;

2.      Dewberry

3.      Horsetail

Insects:

1.      Cranberry Fruitworm

2.      Black Vine Weevil

3.      Blackhead fireworm

4.      Sparganothis fruitworm

Diseases:

1.      Fruit rots

 

 

Meeting Information:

Please save the date for our annual selection of minor use pesticide priorities for Nova Scotia crops. The session for berry crops will take place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, November 21 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 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. If you can’t make the meeting, please send me your critical pest issues and any potential solutions for consideration at the meeting.

 

The selected priorities will then be submitted on behalf of the province and used in ranking the national priorities.

 

 

Minor Use Berries

Tuesday, November 21 at 1-2 PM

Login: https://perennia.zoom.us/j/84932980282

Passcode: 423071

 

 

Annual Selection of Minor Use Pesticide Priorities for NS Cranberry- Please join us!

 

It’s almost time for our annual selection of minor use pesticide priorities for Nova Scotia crops, and we hope you can join us! The session for berries will take place virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, November 16 from 1 to 2 PM. 

 

Our minor use representative, Michelle Cortens 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 is welcome to attend, so if you know of someone who would like to attend please let me know so I can include them in the contact list. If you can’t make the meeting, please send me your critical pest issues and any potential solutions for consideration at the meeting.

 

The selected priorities will then be submitted on behalf of the province and used in ranking the national priorities.

 

Please find attached the documents for the berry selections made over the last two years.

 

Meeting join information:

Wednesday, November 16

Minor Use - Berries 1-2 PM

Link: https://perennia.zoom.us/j/83707859965

Passcode: 476198

Perennia Webinar: Nutrient Management in Cranberry Production

Hello, everyone

 

We are excited to invite cranberry growers and people who are interested in the topic to attend this online webinar on Nutrient Management in Cranberry Production. 

Nutrient management is an important step in keeping soil health and optimizing crop year and quality. Our guest speaker, Allison Jonjak, who is an Outreach Specialist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has extensive knowledge and experience on the topic! 

Please register by clicking on the link below, and please reach out if you have any questions (Hugh Lyu, hlyu@perennia.ca).

https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/nutrient-management-in-cranberry-production/

See you on March 30, 2022! 

Hugh

Farming in a Humid Year, Part of Perennia’s “Getting into the Weeds” Seminar Series

 

As we continue to offer online webinars for this year’s Getting into the Weeds learning in the agriculture sector, our crop specialists and guest speakers will offer 5 online sessions to discuss several aspects of farm management in a humid year. Please join us as we take a deep dive into agriculture production targeting moving the industry forward!

Pesticide points and CCA CEU Points will be available!

 

November 23, 12:00-1:00

Paul Hildebrand: Understanding the Infection Cycle on Your Farm: Targeting Effective Disease Management.

Session details and registration link: https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/understanding-the-infection-cycle-on-your-farm-targeting-effective-disease-management/edate/2021-11-23/

 

November 30, 12:00-1:00

Sajid Rehman: A Disease Summary of 2021 – What Did We Learn?

Session details and registration link: https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/year-in-review-a-disease-summary-of-2021-what-did-we-learn/edate/2021-11-30/

 

January 12, 12:00-1:00

Jennifer Foster and Katie Goldenhar: Fundamentals of Fungicides.

Session details and registration link: https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/fundamentals-of-fungicides/edate/2022-01-12/

 

February 3, 12:00-1:00

Peter Sikkema: Why Herbicides Fail: Targeting Effective Herbicide Application.

Session details and registration link: https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/why-herbicides-fail-targeting-effective-herbicide-application/edate/2022-02-03/

 

TBD

Dan Olmstead: How Weather Station Decision Support Tools Can Affect You and Your Farm.

Stay tuned for more updates: https://www.perennia.ca/learning/online/

 

 

Berries minor use priority setting- Please join us to assess the priority pest control needs in cranberry production

 

It’s almost time for our annual selection of minor use pesticide priorities for Nova Scotia crops, and we hope you can join us! The session for berries will take place virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, November 16^th from 1 to 2 PM.

 

Our minor use representative, Michelle Cortens, and Laura Anderson the Provincial Minor Use Coordinator with NSDA will briefly outline the process and changes that are new to this year. Then as a group we will be guided through the crops to assess the priority pest control needs for insects, weeds/growth regulators, and diseases. If you have potential solutions on your radar (registered in other crops or uses) or have heard of products you might be interested in, please bring those along as well.

 

Any grower is welcome to attend, so if you know of someone who would like to attend please let me know so I can include them in the contact list. If you can’t make the meeting, please send me your critical pest issues and any potential solutions for consideration at the meeting.

 

The selected priorities will then be submitted on behalf of the province and used in ranking the national priorities.

 

*Please find attached the documents for the berry selections made over the last two years. 

I can't attach documents in here but I will send out an email to people who are under Perennia's cranberry emailing list. If you are not on our list, please contact me (Hugh Lyu, hlyu@perennia.ca and I can help you to get into our list. 

Please find the meeting info below and we will send a reminder closer to the date:

Berries Minor Use Priorities - November 16^th

https://perennia.zoom.us/j/82862698489

Passcode: 232180

Cleanfarms 2021 Unwanted Pesticides & Old Livestock/Equine Medications Collection

The Cleanfarms 2021 Unwanted Pesticides & Old Livestock/Equine Medications Collection is happening now.  It runs from November 1 to 12.  You can take your pesticides to one of the following locations between 9 am and 4 pm:

Product Registration Changes Impacting Horticulture: Q&A with Perennia Specialists. March 31, 2021.

 

Hello all,

Perennia will host an online Q&A webinar about product registration changes for horticultural crops (apples, wild blueberries, cranberries, vegetables, viticulture, berries, and cannabis). The event details and registration can be found at https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/product-registration-changes-impacting-horticulture-qa-with-perennia-specialists/. This webinar is NS Environment course number T1985 worth 1.0 point in Regulations. You must attend the entire session to receive points.