Crop Protection
National Agricultural Statistics Service will conduct interviews with more than 1,400 growers to gather information for its 2023 Fruit Chemical Use Survey.
Already on alert, USDA-APHIS inspectors confirm 20 more adult specimens of the Zeugodacus tau fruit fly were recently found in Los Angeles County.
While hefty price tags stunt their current rate of adoption, robotic weeders could be commonplace within the next decade.
New study says research partners have found a faster, safer, and less expensive way for growers to detect the invasive pest.
Grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research aimed to increase crop resistance to the deadly pathogen.
The predatory yellow-legged hornet has been a pain for bee populations in Europe. The first U.S. sighting of the pest was just confirmed. Find out where.
Chemical pesticides fare most poorly among young consumers — and there are a lot more of them, now, and in the future — than there are producers.
Laser weeding is starting to heat up and turn heads among the ag community. Check out a cool clip of a high-tech unit on the night shift.
Preventing whitefly populations from colonizing is essential for successful control. You can use several control tactics against adults and nymphs.
Producers and academia both agree: Weed control is a huge challenge. But why?
Fighting fire with fire, study reveals how fungus delivers RNA weaponry.
Ag researchers pin hopes on precision technologies, mechanization, and improved herbicides.
Five-year strategy developed by Spotted Lanternfly Strategic Planning Working Group to combat invasive pest by limiting its march West.
Former Masonite International executive Clare Doyle boasts more than three decades of experience across a variety of segments.
Adoption of biological crop protection is taking off big time around the world; and yet, there is still room for more growth.
Ensuing Tau fruit fly quarantine is the first ever in Western Hemisphere.
Cooler-than-normal temperatures this spring have led to multiple problems for producers.
We asked experts across all elements of biological crop protection to weigh in on what it takes for growers to produce a healthy, profitable crop.
First reports of the invasive pest being found in the Evergreen State was during 2020. Fruit and hops growers on alert.