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OMAFRA to continue GrowON webinar series with “Squeaky Clean Start to 2023″

Hosted by OMAFRA greenhouse specialists, the series will be of interest to growers of greenhouse ornamentals, vegetables, berries, cannabis, leafy greens and vertical farmers.

January 6, 2023 By OMAFRA

OMAFRA will be continuing their GrowON webinar series with “Squeaky Clean Start to 2023″, where two Canadian greenhouse experts will discuss where, when and how to sanitize in your greenhouse to avoid pest outbreaks, and new research findings on dipping vegetative cuttings to reduce incoming pests.

Who:

To bleach or not to bleach? Cara McCreary (Greenhouse Vegetable IPM Specialist at Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Canada) will discuss the benefits of cleaning and disinfecting a greenhouse structure and equipment to minimize pest outbreaks. She will share some tips and tricks for this seemingly daunting task with a focus on the riskiest pathways of pest introductions and opportunities to mitigate these risks.

Dr. Rose Buitenhuis (Senior Research Scientist Biological Control at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Canada) will then provide tips on how to reduce incoming insect pests by dipping vegetative cuttings in reduced-risk products. She will provide an update on new research findings as well.

When:

Thursday – January 19, 2023 from 12 – 1:30 p.m. (ET)

GrowON is recurring greenhouse and controlled environment agriculture webinar series. Hosted by OMAFRA greenhouse specialists, the series will be of interest to growers of greenhouse ornamentals, vegetables, berries, cannabis, leafy greens and vertical farmers. Topics include: