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New information on OMAFRA site

December 2, 2008, Guelph, Ont. – New information for fruit and
vegetable growers is now available for on the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) web site.

December 2, 2008, Guelph, Ont. – New information for fruit and vegetable growers is now available for on the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) web site.

For vegetable growers: Harvest is done, the storage is full, and your biggest concern is whether you will be hit with white mold in carrots this winter. Read more in “White Mold in Carrots”, now online at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/updates/soundadvice/oct08r3.htm.
 
For fruit frowers: Are you interested reducing labour in the orchard by using mechanical aids for thinning and harvesting? Several of these people will be speaking at the Ontario Fruit & Vegetable Convention in February. Read about them in “Reducing Labour in the Orchard”, online at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/hort/news/tenderfr/tf1301a2.htm.
 
Readers can visit the OMAFRA Crops Content Team online at www.ontario.ca/crops/.
 
New postings for meetings and conferences can be viewed at http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/conferences/index.html.