Category: Disease Control
Honeybee antiviral treatment research protects bees
honeybees, pollination, USDA, Deformed Wing Virus, honeybee health, sustainability, disease, beekeeping, pathogens,
Bland Farms’ sweet success
Long before the family name became synonymous with the iconic Vidalia sweet onion, the Bland family was known for other crops.
Pumpkins and resistance to powdery mildew
A plant’s genetic resistance to diseases is something researchers actively pursue across the country. In many specialty crops, the persistent diseases threaten to cut yields and growers’ bottom lines.
Bactericide and fungicide receives EPA okay for potatoes
Sym-Agro, potatoes, Instill, Bactericide, fungicide, crop protectants, disease,
Georgia growers continue state vegetable commission
Georgia Vegetable Commission, Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, marketing order, bell peppers, cucumbers, squash
Certis Biologicals acquire AgBiome fungicides
Certis Biologicals has acquired multiple assets from AgBiome, including powerful fungicides Howler and Theia.
Sym-Agro fungicide approved for use on potato crops
The EPA has approved the expanded use of Sym-Agro’s Instill Bactericide & Fungicide to include potato and other crops.
Onion meeting meeting highlights labor, exports, disease
The state of the onion industry’s trade organization is healthy while scientists are battling bacterial diseases that threaten growers’ crops.
U.S. Syngenta site recognized by EPA for decarbonization
Syngenta, sustainability, crop protection, pests, weeds, insects, insecticides, decarbonization, environment,
Growers voting on continuing Georgia Vegetable Commission
Georgia Vegetable Commission marketing order, Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Vegetables, marketing order, research,
Specialty crops sector investments touted
USDA Specialty Crop Competitiveness Initiative, Assisting Specialty Crop Exports, specialty crops, Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, MRLs,
Drone workshop to help growers scheduled
UA drone workshop University of Arizona drones irrigation sustainability water use irrigation
Urban grower’s plots help feed neighborhood
Urban grower’s plots help feed neighborhoods. Read about CJ’s Produce in Savannah grows vegetables in planter boxes and backyard plots.
Avoiding errors helps Leger & Son successfully grow watermelons
Leger & Son watermelon soil health pests disease water irrigation soil tests cucurbit rotation honeybees pollination grower profile
Researchers attack emerging threat to watermelon, cucumber production
cucurbits anthracnose melons pumpkin squash cucumbers insect pests plant diseases University of Georgia
USDA amends bioengineered list on summer squash
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has amended the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard’s List of Bioengineered Foods on summer squash.
New England high tunnel conference deadline approaching
high tunnel conference, New England High Tunnel Production Conference University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, University of Maine
Strawberry growers group to join 2024 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, North American Strawberry Growers Association, State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, Maryland State Horticultural Society, New Jersey State Horticultural Society, Virginia State Horticultural Society, Penn State, University of Maryland, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Extension
Fusarium wilt of lettuce field day scheduled for Yuma
University of Arizona Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture