Crop Protection
Blueberry management tips to protect from freeze damage
Severe freeze events such as occurred in Georgia March 15-16, present multiple challenges to growers. The magnitude of the damage varies across locations, but overall in the state the damage is substantial. This is in... more »
How leaf removal kills a common grape pest
Once upon a time, a grape farmer experimented with removing leaves surrounding bunches of grapes and found that the additional sunlight they received improved fruit quality and reduced the incidence of mold. This “bunch-zone leaf... more »
Marrone Bio launches Haven anti-transpirant for sun stress reduction
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) is expanding beyond biopesticides and crop protection and into the biostimulant market by commercially launching Haven Anti-transpirant for use in a broad range of fruit, nut and vegetable crops, in addition... more »
Dual Magnum labeled for Michigan strawberries
Syngenta Crop Protection has added summer squash and strawberry to the Dual Magnum (S-metolachlor) Michigan 24c SLN label. Dual Magnum is a pre-emergence herbicide that provides suppression of several annual grasses and broadleaves, and also... more »
Cranberry school covers fruit rot, other threats
If Wisconsin cranberry growers had a higher incidence of fruit rot in 2016 than usual, should they intensify their fungicide spray program this coming season? Not necessarily, said University of Wisconsin (UW) Extension plant pathologist... more »
Freezing temperatures threaten Alabama strawberry, peach crops
The threat of freezing temperatures in Alabama quickly shifted strawberry growers from production mode into protection mode. Producers of both fruits are making preparations to protect their crops from frost and freezing temperatures. Alabama Cooperative... more »
Carrier develops natural refrigerant container units
Carrier Transicold has launched its NaturaLINE natural-refrigerant based system. Carrier Transicold is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. Carrier Transicold’s NaturaLINE is the first container refrigeration system to... more »
New Jersey to allow growers to protect flowering crops from deep freeze
With the state expected to plunge into a deep freeze for the next several days, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Agriculture are working cooperatively to allow farmers to do... more »
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