Crop Management
Wise named Fruit Man of the Year
The Michigan Pomesters recently named Michigan State University pest management researcher John Wise Fruit Man of the Year.“He is a very detail orientated person, but can still keep the overall ‘big picture’ in sight,” said... more »
Frost fans help west Michigan fruit growers protect crops
When apples popped out of trees at record levels in 2009, local farmers reaped not only high yields, but more hard-to-establish markets to sell the fruit. The Grand Rapids PressTo read more, click here. more »
Penn State: Looking at copper use, resistance management
Mid-March is the perfect time to start taking certain actions that can have major effects in the apple scab, fire blight and bacterial spot disease situation in your orchard this year. Here, I discuss my... more »
Dow AgroSciences launches new website
Dow AgroSciences launched a website intended to provide visitors with best management practices of fruit and vegetable production. The site, accessible at www.DelegateInsecticide.com or www.RadiantInsecticide.com, offers helpful tips on resistance management. It also illustrates the... more »
Mich. Governor appoints members to state cherry committee
Governor Rick Snyder today announced appointments to the Michigan Cherry Committee.“These individuals bring tremendous experience and work ethic as we seek to develop innovative ideas in our agriculture industry to make Michigan a better and... more »
Florida blueberry pioneer still planting away
For Alto Straughn, owner of Straughn Farms in Waldo, Fla., farming is much more than a business: It’s his life’s work. Not only has he been personally involved in agriculture for almost 40 years, his... more »
Inspire Super Fungicide approved for use on pome fruit, grapes
Syngenta Crop Protection received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the use of Inspire Super fungicide on pome fruit and grapes. Inspire Super combines two active ingredients, difenoconazole and cyprodinil, to provide growers... more »
Growers worry about the availability of bees
From Florida to the Pacific Northwest, fruit growers concerned about the threats to honeybee colonies are starting to look to native pollinators for reinforcements. “It was the risk of not having pollinators that is the... more »
Crop protection has entered a new era: IPM
Before examining the ways crop protection techniques have changed over the last half-century, George Bird wanted to go back a little further – 12,000 years or so. Bird, 72, doesn’t go back that far, but... more »
Michigan farms may qualify for hoophouse loans
The State of Michigan is offering low-interest loans between $5,000-$15,000 for family farms or non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations to install passive solar systems, also known as hoophouses.A passive solar system is a structure which can extend... more »
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