Crop Protection

Syngenta to introduce its first commercial ToBRFV resistant tomato variety

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds announced Nov. 30 the launch of its first commercial Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) resistant variety, available in early 2021. The new variety will be released in areas where growers face... more »

‘Rethinking Soil Productivity’ theme of Heliae Agriculture virtual event

An audience of over 900 registrants came together on Nov. 17-18 to learn about soil health strategies and farm trial results from a variety of regions during Heliae Agriculture's two-day virtual event "Rethinking Soil Productivity."... more »

Integrated Weed Management workshops to be held virtually in December

Integrated Weed Management workshops organized by Virginia Tech, University of Delaware, and University of Maryland will be held virtually via Zoom on Dec. 8 (first half of the meeting) and Dec. 15 (second half of the... more »

Spiropidion, new insect control product, introduced by Syngenta

Syngenta Crop Protection has unveiled Spiropidion, a new insect control technology that will help growers protect their crops against damaging sucking pests in an effective and environmentally sustainable manner. According to a news release, sucking... more »

Private, commercial pesticide applicators in Michigan offered course

Safely applying pesticides is a responsibility that all agriculture shares. Private and commercial pesticide applicators must adhere to high safety standards when they are handling pesticides. To ensure that pesticides are used appropriately and all... more »

Fighting agricultural plant diseases focus of Texas A&M researchers

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have made a discovery that will help combat fastidious pathogens, which cost U.S. agriculture alone billions of dollars annually. For the past few years, Kranthi Mandadi, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist and associate... more »

Vive Crop Protection enhances its leadership team

Vive Crop Protection announces that David Rummel has joined the leadership team as VP, business development and existing leadership team member Jeffrey Buchholz has been promoted to general counsel. Rummel will be responsible for developing... more »

Dec. 31 expiration date for Michigan pesticide applicator credentials

An emergency rule filed by Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) Director Gary McDowell extends pesticide applicator credentials with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2020. MDARD filed this... more »