Crop Protection

Torac Insecticide granted expanded label for vegetable crops

Nichino America has been granted a label expansion for Torac Insecticide for use in cucurbit vegetables (Crop Group 9), fruiting vegetables (Crop Group 8-10), brassica leafy greens (Crop Subgroup 4-16B), and brassica head and stem vegetables... more »

Two micronutrient fertilizers by Alltech get organic certification

Lexington, Kentucky-based Alltech Crop Science, the agronomic division of Alltech, has attained organic certification in North America for two of its naturally based products: Grain-Set and Agro-Mos. The two micronutrient fertilizers, which are based on amino... more »

EU ruling on MRL’s yields positive impact, according to Verdesian

Exporting tree nuts and other specialty crops to EU countries has just gotten simpler for growers in California and throughout the U.S. with an increased maximum residue level (MRL) limit EU ruling based upon residue... more »

AMVAC Chemical acquires Bromacil herbicide from Bayer Crop Science

AMVAC Chemical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD), has purchased the Bromacil herbicide business in the United States and Canada from Bayer Crop Science (“Bayer”). This transaction is unrelated to the... more »

Bayer Celebrates National Pollinator Week with free webinars

Bayer Crop Science, Bee Culture and Project Apis m. this week celebrate National Pollinator Week from June 18 – 24 by hosting live webinars featuring innovative research aimed at making an immediate impact on... more »

Vestaron appoints ag-tech veteran Anna Rath as CEO

Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Vestaron, a company that pursues efficacy and sustainability of crop protection through displacement of chemical pesticides with biologic peptides has named Anna Rath chief executive officer. With more than a decade of experience across... more »

Washington State researchers take aim at parasitic worm

So small it can’t be seen with the naked eye, a parasitic worm called the root-knot nematode causes mammoth problems for Northwest farmers. Potatoes, grapes and other crops could gain a new, nature-based way to... more »

Phytophthora blight first 2018 report in Ohio’s Huron County

Phytophthora blight was diagnosed last week in pepper plants from Huron County, Ohio. This is several weeks earlier than we normally see Phytophthora blight in northern Ohio, but heavy rains and periods of high temperatures... more »