Your Yearly Explainer of Japanese Beetle Requirements: Get Those Treatments on Before May 15!

For those of you planning on shipping ornamental products out of Ontario anytime between May 15 and June 15, this is your yearly reminder to get your curative application of Acelepryn on BEFORE May 15! Recall that no pesticides are allowed when Japanese beetle (JB) pupae are present (generally, May 15-June 15 in Ontario). So, if you haven’t already curatively treated your plants that are about to go out the door (either after Aug 15 in 2024 or before May 15 2025) they may not meet shipping requirements.

For more details, check our our updated infographic for JB control products and timing to know what to apply when. Not sure if you need to treat for JB or not? This post also contains a decision tree and a quick reference table for applicable JB programs when shipping outside Ontario.

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New Program Offer from Enbridge

This post was originally written by Abigail Wiesner, Acting Greenhouse Floriculture Production Specialist.

Check out the one-of-a-kind incentive program from Enbridge. Offering 3 times the standard rate for energy efficiency projects. Read on to see how you qualify.

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Greenhouse Biosecurity Workshop – Now in Vineland!

Register for the OSCIA Greenhouse Biosecurity workshop held in-person in Vineland, on August 7th, 2024! Seats still available!

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June 19, 2024: Japanese Beetles Have Started to Emerge!

Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults were caught in traps today in Guelph and spotted in the last day or two near London, ON. Read on for what the start of the adult emergence period means in terms of pest management for outdoor nursery and floriculture crops.

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Japanese Beetle Control 2024: Get your Japanese Beetle Treatments on BEFORE May 15!

For those of you planning on shipping ornamental products out of Ontario anytime between May 15 and June 15, this is your reminder to get your curative application of Acelepryn on BEFORE May 15! Recall that no pesticides are allowed when Japanese beetle (JB) pupae are present (generally, May 15-June 15 in Ontario). So, if you haven’t already curatively treated your plants that are about to go out the door (either after Aug 15 in 2023 or before May 15 2024) they may not meet shipping requirements.

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Save On Energy Webinar: Battery Energy Storage System Safety for Greenhouses

This post was originally written by Abigail Wiesner, Acting Greenhouse Floriculture Production Specialist.

Join Save On Energy, offered through the Independent Electricity System Operator (ISEO), for an upcoming webinar exploring the safety of battery energy storage systems on May 14^th 2024 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. Keep reading to learn how to register.

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Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) tax incentives

This post was originally written by Abigail Wiesner, Acting Greenhouse Floriculture Production Specialist.

Are staff at your greenhouse conducting research, solving problems, and promoting development on site? Then you may be eligible for a tax incentive!

Read more about the SRED program and how you can participate.

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Changes to Retrofit Program

This post was originally written by Abigail Wiesner, Acting Greenhouse Floriculture Production Specialist.

Increases to non-lighting incentives this fall plus Instant Discounts program for lighting launching in December.

Updates to the Save on Energy Retrofit program‘s prescriptive incentives increase most non-lighting measures. The new incentives will come into effect on October 30, 2023.

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New Farmer Mental Health Initiative

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing over $8 million to support the mental wellness of farmers and their families.

This investment will ensure that key programs continue to be available to Ontario growers through December 31, 2024.

To learn more about the resources available, keep reading.

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New Incentives for Distributed Energy Resources (DER) for Greenhouses in Southwestern Ontario

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON ONGREENHOUSEVEGETABLES.CA on September 14, 2023 by Fadi Al-Daoud

The Save on Energy Retrofit program is offering a NEW incentive for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) for greenhouses in the Southwest region of the province. This new initiative is part of the Retrofit for Greenhouses stream of the program, with a focus on the Southwest region. A Greenhouse Distributed Energy Resources (DER) measure is available to greenhouse facilities within certain areas of Southwestern Ontario. The incentives include those for an integrated Solar Photovoltaic and Battery Storage System where none previously existed.

Incentives

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) $1435.00/kW

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Battery Storage: $260.00/kWh

Eligibility

Facilities installing DERs must be located in the following postal codes:

N0P, N0R, N8H, N8M, N8N, N8P, N8R, N8S, N8T, N8V, N8W, N8X, N8Y, N9A, N9B, N9C, N9E, N9G, N9H, N9J, N9K, N9V, N9Y

Applications are subject to the eligibility criteria specified within the: Greenhouse Distributed Energy Resources Eligible Measures Prescriptive Worksheet available at Application documents for the Retrofit program | Save on Energy

Contact

For more information on the program, visit the Save on Energy Web site Agriculture incentives with the Retrofit program | Save on Energy or contact the Retrofit Save on Energy Delivery Agent for the SW region at 1-877-247-1095 or SouthwesternOutreach@retrofitprogram.ca