AAFC Bud Hardiness Fifth Report season 22-23

This is the fifth report of the season from January 18 and 19 prepared by Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright. You can find the information in the following link:

• Report 5 (Jan 18 – 19 2023): or the direct hyperlink https://www.perennia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bud-hardiness-report-5-Jan-18-19-2023.pdf

"Les vignobles et les vins de la Nouvelle-Ecosse, Canada" January 18

Francisco Diez, Viticulture Specialist at Perennia, has been invited to present at ‘Chaire Unesco: Culture et Traditions du Vin’ in Dijon at Burgundy University. This presentation will be in French, and will take place next Wednesday January 18 at 14:30 Nova Scotia time (19:30 France time).

AAFC Bud Hardiness Fourth Report season 22-23

This is the fourth report of the season from January 3 and 4 prepared by Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright. You can find the information in the following link:

• Report 4 (Jan 3 – 4 2023): or the direct hyperlink https://www.perennia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bud-hardiness-report-4-Jan-3-4-2023.pdf

Best practices session 5

The growing season 2022 passed a couple of months ago with a good accumulation of heat units, a couple of weeks with lower precipitation and even a hurricane in the middle of harvest. We want to wrap up this Best Practices session with main observations from last growing season, observations from this current winter, bud hardiness values and a discussion between growers to know more from their perspective.

AAFC Bud Hardiness Third Report season 22-23

With this first post of 2023, we’d like to wish a happy new year and excellent pruning season!

This is the third report of the season from December 20 and 22 prepared by Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright. You can find the information in the following link:

• Report 3 (Dec 20 – 22 2022): or the direct hyperlink https://www.perennia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bud-hardiness-report-3-Dec-20-22-2022.pdf

AAFC Bud Hardiness Second Report season 22-23

This is the second report of the season from December 5 and 6 prepared by Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright. You can find the information in the following link:

• Report 2 (Dec 5 – 6 2022): or the direct hyperlink https://www.perennia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Bud-hardiness-report-2-Dec-5-6-2022.pdf

Principles and techniques for pruning

Harvest has finished in almost all the varieties, except some vineyards are waiting for ice wine production. Most of the nettings, wailers and fences are out from the vineyard, and in some cases grafted vineyards are hilled or in process. Moreover, many growers are already planning pruning.

AAFC Bud Hardiness First Report season 2022-2023

As you know, AAFC, more specifically Jeff Franklin and Dr. Harrison Wright, has performed bud hardiness evaluations in different varieties last winters. For the current season, the first report has been released and going forward all the seasonal reports will be available on Perennia’s website.

Inside the Beverage Industry: A discussion on Low and No Alcohol Beverages

Join Perennia’s Food Scientist, Chelsea Meisner and Poet Comeau, Owner Operator of Lake City Cider and Mitch Cobb, Co-Founder and CEO of Upstreet Craft Brewing, as they dive into the beverage industry, discuss their no alcohol options and share their experience in the low and no alcohol world.  

To find more information and register, please check the following link.

Having issues with the link? Please check here: https://www.perennia.ca/eventer/inside-the-beverage-industry-a-discussion-on-low-and-no-alcohol-beverages/

Survey on FLUAZINAM (Allegro 500F) use on fruits and vegetables in 2022

 Deadline date extended to 16 november 2022 / la date limite est prolongée jusqu'au 16 novembre 2022

Survey on Use of Fluazinam (Allegro 500F) on Fruits and Vegetables in 2022

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has requested use information for the fungicide fluazinam. Fluazinam (in the end use product Allegro 500F) is registered for the control of plant diseases in a wide range of horticultural crops.