Federal grants to help researchers wrangle tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), a vector-borne disease of tomatoes, peppers, and scores of other plants.

USDA is granting more than $70 million to back hundreds of projects meant to fortify, prevent, detect, and mitigate invasive pests and diseases.

What do your fellow growers know about biocontrols? Here’s how you can find out.

Drape netting in organic apple orchard prevents repeat of destructive 2021 season.

Currently, there are no commercially available public strawberry varieties resistant to neopestalotiopsis. A new partnership aims to change that.

If you take these straightforward steps, you can develop a fungicide program that works for you.

EPA approves chlorantraniliprole post-patent products. Learn about two that pertain to fruit and nut growers.

EPA just banned Dacthal herbicide. Which other products would be effective?

Learn how Attune Agriculture’s new non-systemic insecticide immobilizes small insects and mites like codling moth and navel orangeworm.

Nourse Farms addresses neopestalotiopsis (Neo-P) threat to strawberry-growing industry.

Knowing the chemistry of your sanitizing agents keeps pathogens out of your greenhouse.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has announced new findings of the spotted lanternfly in additional locations across New York State.

The two-spot cotton leafhopper has recently been detected in several Florida counties. Beside cotton, the invasive pest can damage okra, eggplant, and more.

FYI: Integrated Pest Management is now required in food safety certifications like GLOBALG.A.P., PrimusGFS, and SQF for fruit and vegetable growers.

University of Florida researchers secure $5 million USDA grant to expand avocado production into Central Florida and combat Laurel wilt disease.

Endura PRO fungicide from BASF provides protection against some of the toughest diseases in potatoes, including early blight and white mold.

Scientists assessing whether drones could be a tool for small and medium-sized farms to identify plant disease earlier, more accurately and at a lower cost.

Research data show the worldwide agrochemicals market is expected to reach $282.2 billion by 2028. Ag tech adoption noted as a growth factor.

EPA proposes rule that revokes all tolerances for chlorpyrifos, except for those associated with 11 food and feed crops that remain registered.