Crop Protection

Text alerts available for New York specialty crop growers

Fruit and vegetable farmers in 17 eastern New York counties can now receive real time alerts on high risk disease and pest outbreaks texted directly to their cell phone.  The text alerts will be reserved... more »

EPA organophosphate opinion faces July 23 comment deadline

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comment until July 23 on the final Biological Opinion (BiOp) issued under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), regarding the potential effects... more »

Tacoma Ag purchased by Atticus

Atticus, LLC has acquired Tacoma Ag, LLC. This strategic acquisition complements and expands Atticus’ product offerings, particularly in the herbicide category, and further positions the company as a well-balanced supplier that is equipped to serve... more »

Alltech Crop Science attains 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 »

Spotted wing drosophila catches rise sharply in southwest Michigan

Last week we reported that 2018 has been slow to start compared with last season in terms of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) caught in traps. This week, our network of MSU monitoring traps have detected a... more »

Is New Hampshire the center of the leafhopper universe?

Granite Staters sometimes quip that New Hampshire is the Center of the Universe, but is it also the center of the leafhopper universe? Three decades of research by scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment... more »

Bayer’s Bromacil herbicide unit purchased by AMVAC Chemical

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

Trials test disease resistance of cider apple varieties

A set of trials at Michigan State University (MSU) is testing cider apples for toughness against scab and fire blight. MSU researcher George Sundin said more years of trials are needed before he reports the... more »

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