Crop Protection
California awards over $1.1M for proactive IPM
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded a total of $1,110,283 funding for three projects to be administered through the Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis (OPCA) Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions... more »
Over 99 percent of samples well below EPA residue tolerances in 2018
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) initiated the Pesticide Data Program (PDP) in 1991 to collect data on pesticide residues in food, and the program now has an important role in the implementation of the... more »
California growers prepare for end of chlorpyrifos
California chlorpyrifos goes away in 2020, and officials and Extension agents say the state’s vegetable growers have a good start on finding replacement products. Surendra Dara, an entomologist working in the University of California Cooperative... more »
Crop health artificial intelligence project funded
A research team developing artificial-intelligence-based solutions for diagnosing and managing threats to crop health has received a grant to expand the technology to assist more smallholder farmers around the world. CGIAR, an international agricultural research... more »
Why have so many new diseases developed in the bagged salads sector?
Ready-to-eat salads, also known as fresh-cut or bagged salads, have steadily gained popularity since their introduction in Europe in the early 1980s. This popularity is expected to grow, marking opportunities for the fresh food industry.... more »
Pam Marrone to retire as CEO; Marrone Bio seeking replacement
Davis, California-based Marrone Bio Innovations, a producer of sustainable bioprotection and plant health solutions, announced Dec. 2 that company founder Pamela Marrone will retire from her position as chief executive officer. ... more »
Tomato plants repel pathogens with ‘vaccine’ to boost defense system
Scientists knew that plants wage chemical war against bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Now they’ve learned how to “vaccinate” tomato plants with a natural chemical to boost their defenses against a pest that makes leaves... more »
Accurate spray targeting in strawberry fields helped by new app
Strawberry growers now have a free smart phone application tool to predict spray coverage to combat such pests as two-spotted spider mites, lygus bugs and leafrollers, thanks to a three-year collaborative project involving UC Davis... more »
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