Extension Resources - Horticulture - Fruits

• Asian pears latest success story for exotic fruit fancier -
  but the niche may be fleeting as other farmers start exploiting the same markets
• The Challenges Facing Organic Apple Production in Atlantic Canada
• Cherry Orchard Bets on Sweet Tooth (Western Producer article, Dec 2005)
• Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in Canada:Do we have a problem?
  • Canadian Honey Council magazine, Hivelights 20(2):15-18
• Entrust Insect Control Products Granted Minor Use Registrations for Cranberries (PDF)
• European extension guides (pdf format) from the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL)
  • Creating a Dwarf-Tree Orchard
  • Dwarf Tree Orchard Maintenance
  • Organic Cultivation of Standard Orchards
  • Organic Cultivation of Bush Berries
• Fertility and Weed Management in Organic Highbush Blueberry Production
• Growing an Organic Strawberry (PEI)
• Opportunities for Organic Production of Dwarf ‘Sour’ Cherries (SK)
• NEW!! Organic Apple Production Guide for Atlantic Canada (PDF, 7 MB)
• Organic Cherry Orchard in Saskatchewan (Western Producer article)
• Organic Production of Horticultural Crops (SK)
• Organic Strawberries and Pests
• Organic Wild Lowbush Blueberry Guide (NS)
• SERENDADE MAX Biofungicide Granted 1st Canadian Registration for a Range of Crops, Crop groups and Diseases (PDF)
• Transitioning to organic: Pine Creek Apple Orchards
• Tree Fruits, Nuts and Berries (BC)