Why Are There So Few New Crop Controls? By Carol Miller|May 8, 2019 Unlike past decades, new modes of action and active ingredients are rare today. Here’s why.Read More
By The Numbers: Latest Fruit Production Trends in the U.S. Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 10, 2024
New Report Demonstrates Economic Benefits to Potato Trade By Bob Mattive, National Potato Council|May 10, 2024
Weeds Shelter Vegetable Insect Pests By John C. Palumbo|April 23, 2019 Weeds not only offer refuge to pests (and the diseases they vector), they also interfere with insecticide applications.
Is the Clock Running Out on Crucial Pesticide? Posted by Christina Herrick|April 23, 2019 At request of farmworker and environmental groups, EPA has 90 days to justify use of chlorpyrifos.
Novel Study Examines Flight Pattern of Spotted Lanternfly Posted by Christina Herrick|April 16, 2019 A team of scientists seek to learn more about the purpose of the invasive fruit pest’s in-flight and post-flight behavior.
Field Scouting Guide: Gummy Stem Blight By Karli Petrovic|April 10, 2019 What you need to know to identify and manage this disease.
New Product Option for Onion Growers Miffed by Thrips Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 9, 2019 Torac Insecticide from Nichino America features a unique mode of action to control pest in onions and other bulb vegetables.
New Fungicide Puts Target on Fruit and Vegetable Diseases Posted by Growing Produce Staff|March 26, 2019 Dart Fungicide EC from Westbridge Agricultural Products gets nod from EPA, approved for use in organic production.
New Sunflower-based Herbicide Approved For Use in Agriculture Posted by Growing Produce Staff|March 19, 2019 Beloukha from Belchim USA aims to naturally burn down and help control a host of troublesome weeds.
Protect Vegetable Crop Vitality From Melon Thrips Menace By Gene McAvoy|March 19, 2019 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this prolific pest.
USDA Plugs in New Pest and Disease Identification Web Page Posted by Christina Herrick|March 18, 2019 Digital portal designed to help visitors identify plant predators and pathogens and learn critical information about management methods.
Giant Snail Threat Shrinking in South Florida Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 18, 2019 Government agencies remove several more areas of interest around Miami-Dade County from quarantine status once sparked by the voracious invasive pest.
USDA Allocates $66 Million to Better Protect Plants Against Pests Posted by Christina Herrick|March 16, 2019 Spotted lanternfly, citrus commodity surveys, and pollinator health are among projects funded.
UV Light Treatment Could Put Plant Pathogens in the Dark Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 7, 2019 Research team works nights to expose potential in novel crop protection method.
Know Why Your Integrated Pest Management Program Is Struggling Posted by Carol Miller|March 6, 2019 The first of two keynote talks at Biocontrols Conference USA West focuses on how to make IPM work for you. The second keynote spotlights why planning your biological control program is vital to its success.
Minor Crop Farmer Alliance Welcomes New Leader Posted by David Eddy|March 4, 2019 Jim Cranney, California Citrus Quality Council President, takes over from for Phil Korson, President of Cherry Marketing Institute.
New Research Shines Light on Crop Protection Alternatives to Fumigation By Christina Herrick|March 4, 2019 Promising research out of British Columbia shows compost-amended soil helps boost overall plant health and reduce the effects of replant disease.
New Hire to Help Boost Liphatech Agricultural Division Business Posted by Growing Produce Staff|February 26, 2019 Jason Burnette brings more than a decade experience to director role with pest control company.
BASF Introduces New Active Ingredient for Aphids, Whiteflies, and Asian Citrus Psyllids Posted by Carol Miller|February 20, 2019 BASF is rolling out the first two of several new insecticides BASF will introduce over the next few of […]
Clean Water is Worth the Fight for Florida Farmers By Mary Hartney|February 20, 2019 Agriculture industry stakeholders are diving in to implement a state-specific nutrient stewardship certification program.
Valent BioSciences Powers up its Plant Growth Regulator Team Posted by Paul Rusnak|February 15, 2019 Poliana Francescatto joins biorational crop protection company’s lineup as technical development specialist.
