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An on-farm trial comparing different brands, types and colours of sticky traps done by OMAFA. This is a guest post written by Jessie deHaan (M.Sc.; Research Technician, Biological Crop Protection at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre). Now that it’s halfway through spring bedding plant season, you may be considering changing some of your current IPM or production practices for next year that just aren’t working as well as they could. Conducting on-farm trials is an easy way to evaluate how well a new product, process or technology will work in your operation. Before making any large-scale changes, it is important to test things on a small scale first . Read on to learn how you would go implementing a small on-farm trial to get you results that are meaningful. The Basics of On-Farm Trials Because this is a long post, we’ve put in this table of contents so you can quickly refer back to a section if you’re setting up your own trial in the future! The Basics of On-Far...

OSCIA is offering a free two-part webinar will explore practical steps growers can take to strengthen biosecurity in greenhouse and plant production operations. A technical expert will highlight key practices that help reduce risk and protect plant health. Participants will also learn about potential cost-share opportunities and will receive a Greenhouse Biosecurity workbook  to help develop a biosecurity plan. Workshop details Tuesday, March 24, 2026 – 7:00 to 9:00 PM Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – 7:00 to 9:00 PM Participation in both sessions is required . Growers can register here: https://workshops.osciaportal.org/workshop/registration/48?workshopEventId=2225 To help with planning, we encourage participants to register by March 17 . Questions can be directed to Jenn Nash, East Central Region Field Representative. You can reach her at 705-991-3909 or jnash@ontariosoilcrop.org