As you know, AAFC, more specifically Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright, has performed bud hardiness evaluations in different varieties over the past three winters. For the current season, the first report has been released and going forward all the seasonal reports will be available on Perennia’s website.
Please save the date for our annual selection of minor use pesticide priorities for Nova Scotia crops. Your participation is very important to us and appreciated. The session for wine grapes will take place virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, November 22 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 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 Michelle or Lisa Harkness know so we can include them on the contact list. If you can’t make the meeting, please send your critical pest issues to us 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 the links to the documents below for the wine grape selections made over the last two years. The documents are in a new format so that you have easy access to the list of solutions that have been discussed in the past.
NSEntomologyWorksheet_2024_Berries and grapes
NSPathologyWorksheet_2024_Berries and grapes
NSWeedsWorksheet_2024_Berries and grapes
Minor Use Wine Grapes
Wednesday, November 22 at 1-2 PM
Login: https://perennia.zoom.us/j/86814886308
Passcode: 373459
Lisa
Harkness lharkness@perennia.ca
Michelle
Cortens mcortens@perennia.ca
