Scientists Set to Save Grape, Garlic, and Onion Crops Under Attack Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 27, 2018 Nearly $6 million in USDA grants going to research projects aiming to defend specialty crops from deadly pests and diseases.Read More
Avoid These Mistakes When Flying Drones Over Your Farm Field By Ksenia Korolkova, Proofminder|April 24, 2024
Pepper Whitefly Can Put Growers in a Pickle By Gene McAvoy|September 20, 2018 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable pest.
Field Scouting Guide: Beet Armyworm By Karli Petrovic|September 19, 2018 What you need to know to identify and manage this pest.
Biocontrols East Offers Solutions for Spotted Lanternfly, Spotted Wing Drosophila, and Fire Blight By Richard Jones|September 17, 2018 Answers to your most pressing fruit pest problems is a primary focus of unique industry event’s program.
How to Manage Pink Rot in Potatoes By Carrie Huffman Wohleb|September 12, 2018 Learn how to identify and treat this disease. As a bonus, see if your plants are eligible for free sample testing.
Dreaded Spotted Lanternfly Found in Finger Lakes Posted by Christina Herrick|September 12, 2018 Threat of invasive pest widens for fruit growers in the Empire State.
How to Keep Wildlife Contamination of Field Crops to a Minimum By Lee Allen|September 5, 2018 What can vegetable growers do to lower wildlife intrusions into their fields?
Climate Models Show Brown Marmorated Stink Bug’s Growing Range of Destruction By Erica J. Kistner|September 5, 2018 Recent model simulations for 2050 and 2100 show warmer temperatures likely to aid in brown marmorated stink bug’s migration patterns to the North.
Researchers Discover How Stink Bugs Use Pheromones Posted by Christina Herrick|September 4, 2018 Team from Virginia Tech uncover how the pests produce these chemical compounds, which could aid crop protection efforts.
Confused About GMO and CRISPR Technology? Let Science Settle It By Frank Giles|August 29, 2018 Recent European Union court ruling a blow for plant biotech progress overseas. So what now here?
Get a Grasp on Grasshoppers to Protect Your Crops By Gene McAvoy|August 27, 2018 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this wide-ranging pest.
Garden State Growers on Guard for Spotted Lanternfly Invasion Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 23, 2018 Invasive pest continues to spread its wings; now confirmed in three New Jersey counties.
Field Scouting Guide: Purple Nutsedge By Karli Petrovic|August 22, 2018 What you need to know to identify and manage this weed.
How to Approach Biocontrol in Your Grape Vineyard By Christina Herrick|August 20, 2018 Biocontrol strategies implemented at Silver Thread Vineyard are helping this grower improve his wine by producing high-quality grapes.
Is Florida Finally Rid of the Giant African Land Snail? Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 16, 2018 Recent inspections for the invasive pest compel USDA officials to remove previously impacted portions of Miami-Dade County from quarantine.
Latest Chlorpyrifos Court Drama Has Farm Industry in the Middle Posted by David Eddy|August 14, 2018 Stakeholders react after EPA is given 60 days to revoke all food tolerances and cancel registrations for the widely used insecticide.
What Growers Need to Know About Biopesticides By Margaret T. McGrath|August 6, 2018 Biocontrol chemistries can be as effective as their synthetic counterparts if you know how to use them.
Valent BioSciences Opens Research Center with Sustainability in Mind Posted by Richard Jones|July 30, 2018 New 85,000-square-foot Biorational Research Center includes 20,000 square feet of greenhouse space.
Fast, Inexpensive Nitrogen Soil Test in the Works for Farmers Posted by David Eddy|July 23, 2018 Vital nutrient level indicated by protein presence.
Arysta LifeScience to Be Sold in Billion-Dollar Deal Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 20, 2018 Transaction to create what would be one of the largest crop protection companies in the world.
