Lettuce Disease Gives E. Coli A Boost Posted by Rosemary Gordon|July 31, 2015 E. coli prefer cut, injured, and young lettuce leaves.Read More
Resources For Knowing Your Soil By John Whitney|July 30, 2015 Getting to know your soil and learning other environmental and natural resources data can be downloaded and is available for use with many computer software platforms for general resource analysis and farm management.
New Fungicide Targets Key Diseases By Christina Herrick|July 30, 2015 This disease control tool hits two different parts of the fungal life cycle.
New Disease Control Tools For Fruit And Nut Growers By Christina Herrick|July 29, 2015 Apple scab is a big problem for growers in the Midwest and East. But, a new fungicide boasts […]
Former BPIA Head Relishes Challenge Of New Consulting Role Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 28, 2015 JET Harvest Solutions taps Bill Stoneman for his bounty of biocontrol experience.
Late Blight Identified In Indiana, Michigan Posted by Rosemary Gordon|July 28, 2015 A potato field in Michigan and a potato and tomato field in Indiana have documented the disease.
Got Weeds? Perhaps Pigs Can Help Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 27, 2015 Old-time crop protection method using hogs now being tested by UF/IFAS researchers.
Red Lights Slow Down Growth Of Downy Mildew On Basil Posted by Rosemary Gordon|July 22, 2015 University of Florida scientists say the technology may help growers manage the disease and reduce chemical inputs.
Win The War Against Bacterial Wilt Of Cucurbits By Gene McAvoy|July 22, 2015 Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods of this vegetable disease.
Regional Integrated Pest Management Grants Reduced Pest Risks In The West Posted by Rosemary Gordon|July 22, 2015 The program created tools and training information designed for Western growers.
Stone Fruit Rots Rampant In East Posted by Christina Herrick|July 21, 2015 The incidents of fruit rots in both sweet and tart cherries and peaches and nectarines are quite high […]
Deadly Disease Cutting Down Florida Avocado Trees Likely To Push Up Prices Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 17, 2015 The economic impacts of laurel wilt disease management costly for domestic producers.
Dow AgroSciences Reveals Name Of New Residual Corn Herbicide Posted by Lauren María Alexander|July 15, 2015 Dow AgroSciences announced July 14 that its new corn herbicide, previously referred to as GF-3471, will be named […]
Clue Into Chemigation Best Practices By Frank Giles|July 15, 2015 Monitoring performance and quick repairs are critical to successful applications.
Growers, Scientists Setting Sights On Soilborne Disease By Frank Giles|July 14, 2015 Further removed from methyl bromide, nasty maladies like Fusarium are finding a way back into fields.
New Egg Cage System Could Increase Ladybug’s Biocontrol Prospects Posted by Lauren María Alexander|July 13, 2015 A specialized insect cage system developed by USDA scientists could improve the prospects of mass rearing the pink […]
IR-4 Call For Nominations For “SOAR” Award Posted by Lauren María Alexander|July 10, 2015 The IR-4 Project, a resource that supplies pest management tools for specialty crop growers by developing research data […]
New Winegrape Pest Found In California By Growing Produce Staff|July 9, 2015 Western grapeleaf skeletonizer could mean nasty problems for Napa County growers.
Early Blight And Septoria Leaf Spot Rampant On Pennsylvania Tomatoes Posted by Lauren María Alexander|July 8, 2015 According to a news release from Penn State University, early blight and Septoria leaf spot are present in […]
Downy Mildew Reported In Ohio Cucumber Fields Posted by Lauren María Alexander|July 8, 2015 According to a disease update from Ohio State University Extension, downy mildew was reported in cucumbers on farms […]
