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Spotted lanternfly: It’s time to be on the lookout in New York vineyards
The first detection of established spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) populations in New York was one among many of the ominous events of 2020. We’ve been monitoring for this pest for a while, but now that it is in the state and closer to ... more
Lack of honeybees impacting fruit production at Okanagan orchards
Okanagan fruit growers who are already stinging from labour challenges and low prices now have a possible shortage of honeybees to worry about. “I don’t want to be an alarmist, but this was the most difficult (season) in our history of doing p... more
Heather Leach hired by Michigan’s Cherry Bay Orchards
Cherry Bay Orchards Inc. in Suttons Bay, Michigan, recently announced Heather Leach has joined its orchard team as director of crop production and protection. Born in Traverse City and graduating from Glen Lake High School, Leach received her Bach... more
Grant expands Cornell Farmworker Program efforts
As COVID-19 bore down on New York state, the Cornell Farmworker Program used mobile phone technology to provide rapid guidance and clear health information in multiple languages to the state’s farmworkers. Now, new federal funding will expand the... more
Karcher named new chair of Ohio State University hort, crop science unit
Douglas Karcher, Ph.D. an alumnus of Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, is returning to the college as professor and chair in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science. His four-year term with th... more
New fungus strain fights mites that harm honeybees
A new fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method for eradicating mites that kill honeybees, according to a study published this month in Scientific Reports. A team led by Washington State University entomologists bred a strain of Metarhizi... more
Corvallis (Montana) Ag Research Center receives $1.2M for new facility
The Western Agricultural Research Center in Corvallis, Montana, is set to receive about $1.2 million in funding from the state for construction of a new facility. The funding is included within a broader legislative appropriation of $11 million fo... more
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