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EPA clarification on non-food uses of chlorpyrifos
In the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule, effective Oct. 29, 2021, EPA revoked all tolerances for residues of chlorpyrifos for all food and feed commodities. After the tolerances expired on Feb. 28, 2022, new applications of c... more
Orchard tour part of inaugural Florida blackberry-growing conference
Several years ago, growers asked University of Florida scientists to help them produce blackberries as part of an effort to test whether so-called “alternative” crops could grow in the Sunshine State. For alternative crops, think hops, blackbe... more
Grapevine killer glassy-winged sharpshooter target of new technology
Scientists at UC Riverside have a shot at eradicating a deadly threat to vineyards posed by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, just as its resistance to insecticide has been growing. Withering grapes on a dying vine, which can result from Pierce's ... more
Port delays worsen as harvest of new crops approaches
As ongoing port congestion and persistent shipping obstacles continue to block movement of California agricultural goods, farmers and exporters face bulging warehouses and dwindling cash flow that threaten to sink some businesses. Tree nuts, fresh... more
Deep freeze hammers California winegrape growers
The 2022 vintage in some of California's winegrape-growing regions took a massive hit from a mid-April frost that will leave some farmers with nothing to harvest. Bruce Fry, who grows winegrapes near Lodi, said some of his vines lost their grape c... more
UF/IFAS connects small-scale growers with digital marketing tools
A team from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is offering a free series, How to Market in a Digital Era, for agricultural entrepreneurs in the southeast and southwest Florida markets. The series will offer webin... more
UGA-Griffin breaks ground on site to showcase new irrigation technologies
Industry professionals, homeowners and researchers will soon be able to get a firsthand look at new irrigation technologies in action at a demonstration irrigation site being constructed on the University of Georgia’s Griffin campus. On March 2... more
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