Amanda.Tracey

Vegetable Crop Specialist for tomato, pepper, eggplant, sugarbeet and table beets with OMAFRA. My tweets and opinions are my own.

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Tomato Day 2024 is on March 5!!
Don't miss out on a great program including Phytophthora capsici researcher Mary Hausbeck from MSU.
https://t.co/q59tzpcmp3

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

🌶 Pepper anthracnose variety trial is in the ground🌶
A huge thank you to John Zandstra, his team, my coworkers and, of course, the amazing growers who donated the plants. 🙌🙌

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Tomato Day 2023 is coming up soon!
🍅🍅🍅
I am so excited and I hope to see you all there.
https://t.co/LOt07GW4CS

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Checking on my undies today.
#soilyourundies

[Kathryn Carter @KathrynCarter14]

Labour is a huge issue in agriculture. Please consider filling out this survey on the future national labour strategy. It ends September 28 2022
https://t.co/iIsl5Gbzyz

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Cheers everyone!
Juicing some sugarbeet cores to check Brix levels and estimate % sugar.
Did you know sugarbeet juice had a pink tint to it?? Me neither!

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

I work with the best growers. 🍅🌶🍆 (no beet emoji 👎)
I wouldn't be able to do this job with out them.

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

With so many tasty looking tomatoes and peppers out there right now, you may be tempted to pull over and grab some for your table. "The grower won't notice!"
There are many reasons why you SHOULDN'T, including your health.
Get permission first!

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

I forgot to post this two weeks ago, but I was out in the field to #soilyourundies as a measure of soil health.
Stay tuned for updates in 4-6 weeks.

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Bacterial spot in peppers is increasing with the recent rains. Keep your eye peeled for foliar and fruit lesions.

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Lots of great info on cleaning and disinfection at the Tomato Brown Rugose Symposium today. 🙌

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

These Japanese beetles are loving the velvet leaf. Just stay off the peppers please!!

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Oh hi there little one-spotted stink bug. I have been looking for you.

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

People always see me in pants and long sleeves when it's hot out and think I am crazy. Well, this is why.
#scoutingtomatoes #greenlegs

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

The first report of anthracnose on peppers came in yesterday from a grower in Chatham-Kent.
For more info, check out our blog post.
https://t.co/SVowmnnEK2

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Found this beautiful butterfly in tomatoes this morning. I guess it's going to be my scouting buddy today...

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Beautiful day to be out scouting for early anthracnose is this gorgeous banana pepper crop.

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

First check of our looper traps in CK and we already have 6 with the Cabbage Looper lure. We will have to wait and see what species they actually turn out to be. #crypticspecies

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

Did you miss the Tomato and Pepper IPM Scout Training Session last week??
Don't worry. See the complete video recording on our YouTube channel ONhortcrops. https://t.co/KvOoIgFTwU

[Amanda.Tracey @AmandaTracey12]

At the 46th annual #tomatoday in Chatham. 🍅
Great turn out and some excellent info from local researchers like @CherylTrueman, @LauraVanEerd and @drobinridgetown.