Integrated Fruit Production Guide for Commercial Tree Fruit Growers, 2007 Edition


The Integrated Fruit Production Guide is produced as a joint project between the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (BCMAL) 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 $45/copy plus GST.  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 2007 Integrated Fruit Production Guide:

Several chapters are available in PDF* format.

  1. Grower Records ( 127 kb)
  2. Food Safety / Environmental Farm Plans ( 263 kb)
  3. Organic Production/ Integrated Pest Management/ SIR Program / Alien Invasive Species ( 366 kb)
  4. Air and Water - Irrigation Management, Burning ( 897 kb)
  5. Crop Management Schedules ( 223 kb)
  6. Insect and Mites
  7. Diseases
  8. Wildlife Damage Prevention
  9. Weed Control
  10. Fruit Tree Nutrition
  11. Spray Thinning, Growth Regulators & Sunburn Protection
  12. Varieties and Pollination ( 540 kb)
  13. Pesticides ( 561 kb)
  14. Spray Schedules
  15. Reference Tables ( 477 kb)
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