What It Takes To Protect Spinach from Downy Mildew By Gene McAvoy|February 12, 2021 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this malady.Read More
4 Fruit Varieties You Might Want To Add to Your Crop Portfolio By Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2026
Video: Why Chasing High Prices Can Backfire on Vegetable Growers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 21, 2026
FDA Continues Focus on Lettuce in Cyclospora Outbreak Probe Posted by Growing Produce Staff|July 20, 2026
The Organic Solution To Fight Fire Blight? By Thomas Skernivitz|February 2, 2021 Antibiotics or no antibiotics, apple and pear growers have a treatment they can trust in the suppression of deadly disease.
What Coronavirus Testing Can Teach You About Ag Diagnosis By Steven T. Koike, TriCal Diagnostics|January 27, 2021 The pandemic reminds us that pathogen testing is vital for health and well-being — for both humans and crops.
Cyclospora: An Interactive Infographic By Johnny Eppich|January 21, 2021 An interactive infographic that shows how Cyclospora reproduce, activate, and end up in our crops.
Cyclospora: Sanitation Is the Smartest Defense Posted by Johnny Eppich|January 13, 2021 The best way to prevent an outbreak is to focus on keeping operations clean rather than looking for the parasite.
Cyclospora: What We Know and Don’t Know By Johnny Eppich|January 12, 2021 Since it’s a parasite, your current crop protection tools may need updating, said Dr. Jennifer McEntire of the United Fresh Produce Association
The Search Is on To Beat Blossom-End Rot in Tomatoes By Greenhouse Grower|January 7, 2021 A team of University of Georgia researchers is studying the genetics factors tied to this malady, with the goal of developing prevention strategies.
Common Bacterial Blight of Beans Can Strike in a Snap By Gene McAvoy|December 17, 2020 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable malady.
Time To Revisit Ceratocystis Canker in Almonds By Wesley K. Asai|December 14, 2020 Although canker cases have diminished over the years, third- and fourth-leaf orchards have become susceptible because of trunk damage.
New App To Help Growers Protect Blueberry Crops Posted by Paul Rusnak|December 11, 2020 The UF/IFAS Blueberry Growers Guide is ready for download. Check out the platform’s capabilities.
Can a Supercomputer Help Save Florida Avocados? Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 19, 2020 Learn more about a new app being developed to guide growers and industry stakeholders on how to best tackle laurel wilt disease.
Testing for Vegetable Pathogens: Why, What, How, When? By Steven T. Koike, TriCal Diagnostics|November 18, 2020 When it comes to identifying diseases, plant diseases have a lot in common with COVID-19.
‘Hairy Roots’ To the Rescue! Deadly Plant Diseases Put on Notice By AgriLife Today|November 16, 2020 Learn how researchers unearthed new lab tech to fight fastidious pathogens like HLB, zebra chip, and more.
Take the Right Aim to Tame Target Spot of Tomato By Gene McAvoy|November 12, 2020 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this vegetable malady.
A New Way to Control a Deadly Virus in Desert Melons By John C. Palumbo|November 11, 2020 More recent research shows how you can better control sweetpotato whiteflies, a vector for cucurbit yellows stunting disorder virus.
Aprovia Top Fungicide From Syngenta Now Registered for Use in California Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 22, 2020 The product combines Solatenol fungicide with difenoconazole for enhanced control of powdery mildew and other damaging diseases.
Field Scouting Guide: Scab of Cucurbits By Karli Petrovic|October 21, 2020 What you need to identify and manage this disease.
Walnut Mold Confuses Growers in California By Kathie Taylor|October 20, 2020 Researchers find that infection rates soar when hulls split and eventually invade the kernel.
USDA Awards $5 Million To Battle Stone Fruit Disease Posted by David Eddy|October 19, 2020 Clemson University peach breeder to lead multi-state team of scientists to develop new rootstocks resistant to armillaria root rot.
TIMOREX ACT Fungicide Receives California Registration for Fruits and Vegetables Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 13, 2020 Learn more about this natural plant disease control product based on a botanical extract of the tea tree plant.
