Orchardist Brian Rideout operates with less access to fungicides

The Grower Calling

Crop protection decisions are harder than ever this spring as tree fruit growers seek alternatives to group M fungicides, the ones with multi-site modes of action. Government regulators have restricted their use as well as other products such as mancozeb and captan. The Grower is Digging Deeper behind March's cover story and speaking with Brian Rideout, apple and tender fruit grower in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Brian is crop protection section chair for the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association.