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We’ve recently mounted at daily light integral (DLI) meter at the Vineland Research and Innovation Center! As a result, the OnFloriculture blog will be making regular monthly posts detailing monthly DLI data for Vineland, Ontario. This meter acts as a reliable record of light levels for Vineland and surrounding areas, giving growers and researchers easy access to data that may help explain crop outcomes. The information is neatly organized, allowing for quick month-to-month comparisons and a clearer understanding of light conditions throughout the growing seasons. Background Purpose Materials and Methods DLI Data DLI and PPFD data Excel sheet Tell us what YOU want Background OMAFA’s greenhouse vegetable specialist, Dr. Fadi Al-Daoud, mounted a DLI meter on the border of Leamington and Kingsville in June of 2024 for the concentration of growers in that area to have readily available and organized light data. To give floriculture growers in the Niagara Region the same d...

What is it? This year at the Canada Greenhouse Conference,  we are featuring 8 stations where suppliers and researchers can give small, hands-on demonstrations to growers.  The aim is to teach growers a new skill that can help them with their IPM or production needs. Read on for more details on the demo topics and where to find us! Who will be there? Here are some of the exciting vendors and their demonstration topics! Vineland Research and Innovation Centre : “Zoom in and Decide: Microscope Test-Drive” Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) – “Green Bugs in Vegetable Greenhouses – Which Do You Have?” Anatis –“ Mites of Greenhouses: Identification, Biology and Control” GrowLiv – “How to Spot a Healthy Predatory Mite Sachet” Biobee – “Blow ‘Em Out… Keep ‘Em Alive: Best Practices for Biocontrol Application” Zengenti – “Click-Along Demonstration of Ontario’s Crop Protection Hub and Crop IPM” Susanne “The Buglady” Wainwright-Evans: “Easy Quality Control of ...