Pest Control
Regenerative agriculture: a viable option for large-scale row crop farms?
Regenerative agriculture is one of the buzzwords of the moment and it seems like everyone from grassroot organizations to large corporations are now touting it as the holy grail of farming. But often, interesting concepts... more »
Syngenta Group reports record sales
Syngenta Group is crediting demand for advanced agricultural products and services for the company’s record sales. In FY 2022, Syngenta Group sales were $33.4 billion, a growth of $5.2 billion, and up 19% from the... more »
New biopesticides position started by Biobest
Biobest Group, a biological control and pollination products provider, has appointed Lara Ramaekers to the new role of business development director of biopesticides. Ramaekers was global biocontrol portfolio lead... more »
APHIS updates Spotted Lanternfly Control Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) for the spotted lanternfly. The EA is required under the National Environmental Policy Act for its Spotted... more »
Industry pushes back on EPA plan
Rodenticide group seeks to minimize EPA restrictions Almost 2,200 comments and documents have been submitted in response to an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would limit the use of rodenticides, and who can apply them... more »
Weed, pest resistance a universal crop concern
Weeds and insects forming resistance to pesticides that haven’t even been developed yet sound like science fiction story plot, but that possibility exists, according to Jed Colquhoun, professor and IPM director at the Department of... more »
Sagemoor Vineyards: Columbia River winegrape creation
Technology is an important part of Sagemoor Vineyards’ operations on hills above the Columbia River in Pasco, Washington. In the face of a tighter labor supply, Sagemoor Vineyards relies on advances in farm machinery and... more »
Strawberry conference dodges severe weather
This year’s gathering of strawberry industry professionals attending the North American Strawberry Symposium (NASS) and North American Strawberry Growers Association (NASGA) annual meeting was successful and mostly finished ahead of torrential rains forecast for a... more »
Current Issue
Peach V-system reduces labor, increases yield
Sagemoor Vineyards: Columbia River winegrape creation
Pennsylvania event brings them back
Weed, pest resistance a universal crop concern
Prepare for inevitable H-2A audits
Growers need to work together on water access
Grower has faith in Duchess blueberries
Industry pushes back on EPA plan
Digital hive inspection service helps pollination
Retractable nets help regulate apple color
Worm Force: Vermiculture helps soil, protects crops
Farm Market & Tourism: Training is essential to satisfy employees
Ag Labor Review: NCAE busy with changes to H-2A, other programs
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