Crop Protection
Wind and flood impacts can bring a handful of ailments to plants when hurricanes pass through.
Coons, birds force Virginia grape growers to rely on protected ag measures in their vineyards.
Axios 20 SC fungicide contains the only FRAC Group 52 active ingredient on the market with no known cross-resistance to other fungicide groups.
University of Florida researchers are designing a machine that can surgically eliminate weeds in tomato and pepper crops.
Electric fencing may be the most effective method in deterring damage in fruit plantings.
Research report indicates as crop protection shifts toward sustainable practices and innovations, the demand for more nematicides is expected to expand.
Growers may get access to post-emergent herbicides commonly used by corn and soybean farmers.
USDA awards scientists $1 million to investigate anaerobic soil disinfestation to support transitioning from conventional to organic production systems.
Apple scab is one of the most significant diseases that impact apples. This year’s frequent rain events made apple scab infections worse than usual.
Local agriculture officials confirm new infestations of spotted lanternfly in parts of southeastern Michigan.
Less than a month after successfully eradicating multiple fruit fly threats across the state, a new Medfly sighting has portions of Alameda County under watch.
Eda Reinot to continue science-forward legacy of leadership into the next phase of company growth.
2024 State of the Vegetable Industry survey offers insights to how those farms using biopesticides differ from those who don’t.
Local researchers confirm regions with persistent disease presence are seeing increased diagnoses.
Managing maladies in ‘Monterey’ almond trees requires careful irrigation management.
Crop protection activity has been robust in California this year. New data show growers are on pace to achieve something not accomplished since 2020.
Florida researchers harvest the first crop of Pierce’s Disease-resistant wine grapes. Learn what this could mean for local viticulture interests.
Nearly a half million dollars in new funds to develop a tomato variety with resistance to branched broomrape.
Neopestalotiopsis fruit rot and leaf spot levels observed in nurseries to likely impact the supply of tips and plug plants for many strawberry producers.