Growers seek critical use exemptions to clean up weeds, nematodes, and disease in problem fields.
A soilless growing system for strawberries is being trialed out in California by one proactive grower.
Strawberry growers are seeing charcoal rot and Fusarium wilt show up in their fields since they have moved away from using methyl bromide.
Without go-to crop protection option, soilborne pathogens are building in numbers.