Crop Protection
Field day set for new MSU research center
A Michigan State University (MSU) AgBio Research and Extension Field Day is scheduled at the newly opened Earl and Linda Peterson West Central Michigan Research and Extension Center near Hart, Michigan. The tree fruit research... more »
Papadellis joins Vestaron as board chair
Former President and Chief Executive Officer Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Randy C. Papadellis has been named as Chairperson of the Vestaron Board of Directors. As Vestaron’s mission is to lead a peptide-based revolution in crop... more »
Vive Crop Protection wins ‘Crop Protection Solution of the Year’ Award
Vive Crop Protection announced Aug. 18 that it has been selected as winner of the “Crop Protection Solution of the Year” award in the 2021 AgTech Breakthrough Awards. These awards are conducted by AgTech Breakthrough,... more »
Tips offered to manage apple maggots with insecticide
Following low levels of apple maggot adult emergence during most of July, high numbers of apple maggot have been detected in August at the Michigan State University Trevor Nichols Research Center in Fennville, Michigan. Controlling... more »
Products with bifenthrin OK’D for use against brown marmorated stink bug
Similarly, as during the last few years, active ingredient bifenthrin belonging to the group of pyrethroids, IRAC Group 3A, received a special Section 18 Emergency Exemption Registration from U.S. EPA on Aug 05, 2021. Three... more »
Solving the parasitic nematode problem: a preventative approach
{Sponsored} When growers redevelop an orchard, it’s imperative that certain steps are taken to ensure fast growth and plant health. Ultimately, it’s difficult to control what happens in an open orchard setting, but by properly... more »
Facial recognition AI helps save multibillion dollar grape crop
New technology, using robotics and AI, is supercharging efforts to protect grape crops and will soon be available to researchers nationwide working on a wide array of plant and animal research. Biologist Lance Cadle-Davidson, an adjunct... more »
Another tool for California to fight yield loss due to diseases rooted in fungi
Attune Agriculture, the leader in developing performance based agricultural products using hydrocolloid technology, announced Aug. 5 that Ampersand adjuvant is now approved for use with fungicides in California. Ampersand is now officially approved for use... more »
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