Fruit Researchers Get Backing To Help Snuff Out Fire Blight By Virginia Tech News|March 8, 2024 Multistate scientific project supported by a $5.7 million grant from USDA NIFA.Read More
Spotted Wing Drosophila Surge Has Florida Blueberry Growers On Watch Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 18, 2024
How Drones Are Making Artificial Intelligence More Accessible To Farmers By Jane Marsh, Environment.co|March 14, 2024
Criteria for Successful Biocontrol Candidates on the Farm By Steven T. Koike|March 7, 2024 Field conditions are dramatically different from lab conditions. Here’s the type of research we need to assess just how effective this new tool is.
USDA Set To Give Plant Protection Efforts a Big Boost By USDA-APHIS|February 9, 2024 Government agency is investing more than $70 million in 374 projects through the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721 program.
Welcome to the Next Phase of Breeding Disease-Resistant Spinach By AgriLife Today|February 5, 2024 Multi-state project aims to develop cultivars resistant to five common spinach diseases.
Ways Phenotyping Has a Growing Sense for Plant Health By Thomas Skernivitz|January 29, 2024 Purdue University blends agriculture and bioengineering to develop patented phenotyping tool.
How Good Crop Breeding Impacts Plant Health By Carol Miller|January 15, 2024 We asked an expert about how breeders keep up with rapidly developing disease strains.
The Most Problematic Weeds, Diseases, and Pests for Vegetable Growers By Growing Produce Staff|January 12, 2024 The country’s leading experts weigh in on why these insects, weeds, and diseases are such a problem.
Vegetable Seed Breeders Taking on Susceptibility in Cucurbits By Thomas Skernivitz|December 30, 2023 Companies turn focus to Phytophthora-resistant varieties.
What a Wet Winter Means for White Mold and Your Vegetable Crops By Anthony P. Keinath|December 28, 2023 Here are some hard-earned lessons for growers on managing the disease.
Facts Growers Should Know About Blueberry Shock Virus By USDA-ARS|December 12, 2023 Though this virus found in Pacific Northwest berries is not a huge concern, blueberry shock virus still bears monitoring.
What’s Being Done Now To Figure Out Blueberry Fruit Rot By Michigan State University AgBioResearch|December 6, 2023 Learn how a $3.95 million grant from USDA is being used to develop effective management strategies for blueberry fruit rot.
The Key To Bitter Pit in Apples? Unlock The Calcium By Thomas Skernivitz|December 4, 2023 While there is no simple solution to improving uptake of the nutrient, ‘Honeycrisp’ growers have various options.
Breakthrough in Protecting Almond Trees From Canker By Thomas Skernivitz|November 20, 2023 Successful chemigation via drip. Flutriafol applied as a drench product benefits in the battle against malady.
NASA Helps Researchers Get to the Top of Grapevine Leafroll Virus By Sally Younger, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory|November 13, 2023 Successful early detection could provide grape growers with up to one year of warning to intervene.
Effective Vegetable Disease Control Depends on Record Keeping By Steven T. Koike|November 8, 2023 Good data can help you ID problems before they overwhelm your production.
Fresh Funds To Support the Fight Against Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus in Lettuce By Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research|August 23, 2023 Grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research aimed to increase crop resistance to the deadly pathogen.
Researchers Find a New Way To Mitigate Gray Mold in Food Crops By UC Riverside News|August 3, 2023 Fighting fire with fire, study reveals how fungus delivers RNA weaponry.
Increased Fusarium Pressure Putting a Damper on Watermelon Crop in South Carolina Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 24, 2023 Cooler-than-normal temperatures this spring have led to multiple problems for producers.
High Prices and Low Calcium at Center of Crop Nutrition Issues for Fruit Growers By Thomas Skernivitz|July 18, 2023 Rising fertilizer costs and increased incidence of bitter pit topped the list of 2022 production challenges.
Corteva Acquires Rights to Biofungicide Products for Fruit Rot and Powdery Mildew By Growing Produce Staff|July 17, 2023 Deal is part of Lavie Bio’s strategy to cooperate with the world’s leading agritech companies, enabling its products to reach farmers worldwide.