Early-bird pricing ends October 23 - have you secured your spot? Join us November 3 in Guelph ON for the 2026 Ontario Pest Management Conference, where we'll explore The Next IPM Toolbox: Finding Tomorrow's Solutions. With active ingredients disappearing from the crop protection toolbox, what comes next? This year's plenary speakers will explore innovative approaches shaping the future of pest management: Josh Mosiondz (OMAFA) - The evolution of pesticides Doug Baumann (V

What if the answer to a shrinking pesticide toolbox isn't finding more active ingredients - but getting more from the ones we already have? At the 2026 Ontario Pest Management Conference, Dr. Doug Baumann, Chief Technology Officer at Vive Crop Protection, will explore a different approach to crop protection innovation: development over discovery. As active ingredients are lost through use restrictions, resistance and obsolescence, bringing a completely new active ingredient t