Government & Non-Government Agricuture Departments

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Apple Links
www.agr.gc.ca/malus/links_e.html

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- information, research, technology, policies and programs for security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth
www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.php

Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
- information on activities of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
www.gov.ns.ca/nsaf

AgraPoint - Nova Scotia
- consultants and associates catering to the agri-food sector
- services including production advice, product and research trials
www.agrapoint.ca

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - OMAFRA
- information on Ontario's agri-food industry and rural communities - services and programs
www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/index.html
 
 

Production and Spray Guides

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Publication 360, Fruit Production Recommendations - Ontario Apple Spray Calendar
www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/pub360/p360toc.htm

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Fruit Loop
- tree fruit info from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/fruitloop.html

University of Vermont's "UVM Apple Orchard"
orchard.uvm.edu
 

Newsletters

Michigan State University's "Fruit Crop Advisory Team Alert" newsletters
- fixed dates - March to September
www.ipm.msu.edu/fruit-cat.htm

University of Illinois's "Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News"
- approx 20 issues per year
- much earlier growing season than Nova Scotia's
www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ifvn/index.html

University of Maine's Apple Pest Report
- approx 19 issues per season
- similar conditions to Nova Scotia's
pmo.umext.maine.edu/apple/AppPestReport.html

Cornell University's "Scaffolds Fruit Journal"
- New York State pest management
www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/scaffolds

The Fruit Growers News
- online edition of the magazine
www.fruitgrowersnews.com/pages/current.php