Ministry of Agriculture
Integrated Fruit Production Guide for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers, 2010 Edition
The Integrated Fruit Production Guide is produced as a joint project between the BC Ministry of Agriculture and the British Columbia Fruit Growers Association (BCFGA). The tree fruit guide editorial committee also has input from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, packinghouse fieldmen, crop/pest management consultants and chemical and farm supply company representatives.
The guide is available from the BCFGA at a cost of $56.00/copy including HST. There is an additional $10 charge for shipping and handling.
BC Fruit Growers Association
1473 Water Street
Kelowna, BC, V1Y 1J6
Telephone: 250 762-5226
Fax: 250 861-9089
E-mail: info@bcfga.com
The guide is also available at Grower's Supply, Kelowna and Penticton, and Terralink (South Valley Sales), Oliver and Keremeos. In addition, cooperative packinghouses are providing copies for their members.
Contents of the 2010 Integrated Fruit Production Guide:
Several chapters are available in PDF* format.
To access the full content, please contact the BCFGA to order an
up-to-date copy of the production guide.
- Grower Records (PDF, 149 KB) or Excel Spreadsheet (46 KB)
- Food Safety / Environmental Farm Plans / Health & Safety (PDF, 138 KB)
- Integrated Fruit Production & Organics (PDF, 215 KB)
- Irrigation & Air Quality (PDF, 1.41 MB)
- Crop Management Schedules (PDF, 160 KB)
- Insect and Mites
- Diseases
- Wildlife Damage Prevention
- Weed Control
- Fruit Tree Nutrition
- Spray Thinning, Growth Regulators & Sun Burn Protection
- Varieties and Pollination (PDF, 570 KB)
- Pesticides (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- Spray Schedules
- Reference Tables (PDF, 542 KB)
- Photos (common insects and diseases, natural enemies, weeds, nutrient disorders, potential invasive alien pests)
*The Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view PDF files. Click on the image at the left to download the Reader from the Adobe Web site.
