Crop Protection
Following Bayer acquisition, Monsanto’s Grant will depart
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hugh Grant intends to leave Monsanto at the closing of the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer AG. Grant will maintain his position as chairman and chief... more »
Researchers develop first gene drive targeting SWD
Biologists at the University of California San Diego have developed a method of manipulating the genes of an agricultural pest that has invaded much of the United States and caused millions of dollars in damage... more »
California pesticide data from 2016 available; sulfur tops list
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) recently released pesticide use data for 2016. Compared to 2015, pounds of active ingredients (AIs) decreased by 3 million (1.4 percent) while the area treated increased by 4.3... more »
New study explains antibiotic resistance in apple, pear disease
When humans get bacterial infections, we reach for antibiotics to make us feel better faster. It’s the same with many economically important crops. For decades, farmers have been spraying streptomycin on apple and pear trees... more »
Some tips to prepare for the fire blight season
The 2018 season has been slow to start compared to 2016 and 2017, but the fruit trees are wide awake and diseases are ready to go. The disease I’m most concerned about is fire blight.... more »
Oregon researchers find a native wasp with a taste for stink bugs
In a backyard garden in Oregon in 2017 a group of researchers led by entomologist David Lowenstein, Ph.D., set a trap for a wasp, the predatory Astata unicolor. The bait was a young stink bug, the... more »
California vineyard uses robotic lasers to solve bird problems
Lasers provide successful results at a vineyard in Sonoma County, California. According to the Bird Control Group, this is the first time the laser bird repelling technology is used in California. Since adopting the robotic... more »
FMC execs to speak at Farm to Market Conference
FMC Corporation President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Pierre Brondeau, and Mark Douglas, president, Agricultural Solutions, will speak at the BMO Capital Markets 13th Annual Farm... more »
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