Category: Pest Control
Sales, sustainability roles named at Vive Crop Protection
Vive Crop Protection has named a new Eastern U.S. sales manager, director of sustainability and stakeholder relations, and vice president of finance.
Syngenta, Lavie Bio to develop pest-fighting biologicals
Syngenta Crop Protection and ag-biologicals company Lavie Bio Ltd. are partnering on the discovery and development of biological insecticidal solutions.
Insecticide okayed for emergency use in Greece against tomato leafminer
Vestaron tomato leafminer insecticide
U.S. Syngenta site recognized by EPA for decarbonization
Syngenta, sustainability, crop protection, pests, weeds, insects, insecticides, decarbonization, environment,
USDA releases report on pesticide residues
The USDA has released its Pesticide Data Program (PDP) report focused on 2022 sampling results, which shows that more than 99% of all foods sampled had residues well below Environmental Protection Agency safety standards, if residues were present at all.
Growers voting on continuing Georgia Vegetable Commission
Georgia Vegetable Commission marketing order, Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Vegetables, marketing order, research,
Kroger’s new supplier rule requires IPM practices
Kroger IPM supply chain rule, IPM, sustainability, biodiversity, retail, rules, requirements, Kroger,
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
Autonomous tech invades the ‘Salad Bowl’
Despite a limited number of robots and automated machines being deployed in some grower fields, more buy-in is needed by venture capital (VC) firms that fund AgTech products.
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
UGA leads research into silverleaf whiteflies with USDA
In 2017, an outbreak of a small, white bug — about a millimeter in size — swept through south Georgia, causing widespread damage totaling more than $150 million to the vegetable industry that year.
Gowan to acquire rights to insecticide from Syngenta
Gowan Crop Protection Limited, an affiliate of Gowan Company, LLC, has entered into agreements with Syngenta Crop Protection AG to acquire global rights to the active ingredient cyromazine.
Researchers attack emerging threat to watermelon, cucumber production
cucurbits anthracnose melons pumpkin squash cucumbers insect pests plant diseases University of Georgia
Organic Grower: California’s unique strawberry pest control method
A novel pest management method is sweeping through California strawberry fields. Well, not sweeping, exactly.
SW Michigan Horticultural Days adds vegetable sessions
The 2024 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days will feature sessions on sustainability, soil management, pest and disease management, and a day of vegetable information.
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
New marketing, ethical monitoring staffers join EFI
Equitable Food Initiative EFI farmworkers