NOTE: All sessions and speakers subject to change. Some presentations may be live-streamed or pre-recorded.
BERRIES | FARM FRESH ONTARIO | FMO | GARLIC | GETTING TO KNOW THE ONTARIO PRODUCE CONSUMER | GRAPE | HOPS | INCORPORATING BIOPESTICIDES INTO IPM | INNOVATION IN AG ROBOTICS | OENOLOGY | SWEET CORN AND CUCURBITS | TENDER FRUIT
Ballrooms and JR. Theatres are located on the main level. All other rooms are located on the upper level. Map links are listed beside each room number below.
Session Room Map - 2nd Level
Session Room Map - Main Level
Sessions Day 2
CEU Credit Information TBC
BERRIES JR. Theatre B, Main Level (2nd Level) Chair: Victoria Eastman, BGO Sponsored by: ![]() |
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9:30 Neopestalotiopsis so.: An Emerging Pathogen on Strawberry |
10:00 Understand Strawberry Flower Physiology to Improve Production |
10:30 Working with Beneficials on Your Farm |
11:00 Macro Biologicals — Beneficial Insects, Mites and Nematodes for Berry Growers |
Afternoon Chair: Erica Pate, OMAFRA |
2:00 The Buzz on Blueberry Pollination – Advances in Pollination Research |
2:30 Recent Advances in UV-C Light For Disease and Pest Control |
3:00 Do-it-Yourself Conditioning of 'Albion' Strawberry with Photoperiod and Nitrogen to Enhance Yield |
3:30 Motivating and Managing Staff in 2021 |
FARM FRESH ONTARIO Ballroom A (Main Level) Chair: Kevin Vallier, FFO |
9:30 Brant County Diversified Farming |
10:15 Growing. Building. Expanding. |
2:00 The Secret Relationships Between Food and Music |
2:50 Navigating the Process: Serving Alcohol on the Farm |
FARMERS' MARKETS ONTARIO Ballroom D (Main Level) Chair: Catherine Clark, FMO |
9:30 Farmers’ Market of the Year Award Winner |
10:00 Your Market, Your Vendors, Your Risk |
11:00 Small Scale Farms |
2:00 Annual General Meeting |
2:30 Meet your Market Neighbour Workshop |
GARLIC Room 201 (2nd Level) Chair: Travis Cranmer, OMAFRA |
2:00 Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Your Garlic Crop |
3:30 Clean Seed Production |
GETTING TO KNOW THE ONTARIO PRODUCE CONSUMER Room 223 (2nd Level) Chair: Rochelle Roye, Ontario Produce Marketing Association ![]() |
2:00 Consumer Research: Fresh Produce Consumption and Attitudes |
2:30 Converting Consumer Research into MArketing Strategies |
3:00 Promoting Produce to Consumers in Ontario |
3:30 Panel Discussion |
GRAPE BALLROOM C (Main Level) Chair: Dr. Wendy McFadden-Smith, OMAFRA ![]() |
2:00 The Use of Abscisic Analogs to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change and Red Blotch Infection |
2:30 Improving Potassium Ecommendations in Ontario Vineyards |
3:00 Dealing with Urban-Rural Conflicts |
3:30 Cool Tools for Vineyards |
HOPS Room 221 (Second Level) Chair: Evan Elford, OMAFRA |
9:30 Regional Hop Supply Chains: Challenges & Opportunities |
10:30 An Overview of the Hop Supply and Value Chain Structure in the Pacific Northwest |
INCORPORATING BIOPESTICIDES INTO IPM Room 207 (2nd Level) Chair: Katie Goldenhar, OMAFRA |
2:00 Where Do Biopesticides Fit in a Disease Management Program for Vegetables |
2:30 Biological Solutions for Small Fruits and Vegetables |
3:00 Efforts to Effectively Integrate Biopesticides into Management Programs Using Best Horticultural Practice and Disease Forecasting |
3:30 Role of Biopesticides and Cover Crops in Integrated Disease Management of Vegetable Diseases |
INNOVATION IN AG ROBOTICS Room 207 (2nd Level) Chair: Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA |
9:30 Agricultural Robots – What to Expect and Are They Worth the Investment? |
10:00 Precision Robotic Weeding for Vegetable Crops |
10:30 Effectiveness and Efficiency of Field Robots |
OENOLOGY Room 225 (Second Level) Chair: Belinda Kemp, Brock University Sponsored by: ![]() |
9:30 LCBO Ontario Wines Business Update |
10:00 Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Canada’s Wineries |
10:30 Foliar Urea Application to Increase Post-veraison Yeast Assimilable Nitrogen in Okanagan Pinot Gris and Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes |
11:00 Bioprotection in Winemaking |
11:30 New Sparkling Wine Research |
SWEET CORN AND CUCURBITS Room 201 (2nd Level) Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA Sponsored by: ![]() |
9:30 Sweet Corn Pest Management Update |
10:00 Strip Tillage – What Can Sweet Corn Growers Learn from the Field Corn Experience? |
10:30 Rainfastness of Vegetable Fungicides |
11:00 Phytophthora Rots in Pumpkins and Squash – The Scourge of 2021! |
TENDER FRUIT |
9:30 Making Cents of Fertigation In Peach and Pear Orchards |
10:00 A New Thinning Compound for Peaches |
10:30 Early Peach and Future Neat Varieties |
11:00 Cold Hardiness in Peaches |
Afternoon Chair: Ryan Brewster, OMAFRA 2:00 Dealing with Urban-Rural Conflicts |
2:30 Management of Hard to Control Weeds |
3:00 New IPM Products/Product Re-evaluation Update |
3:30 OMAFRA’s New Digital Application for Crop Protection Information |
3:45 Niagara Irrigation Project |
4:00 Using Sensors to Measure Stone Fruit Quality and Maturity |