Crop Protection

Carolina Locust introduces sustainable agrarian products

Carolina Locust launched a new line of sustainable agrarian products for the 2015 gardening season.This new agrarian line provides a wide variety of products for the garden including vineyard and orchard stakes, posts, compost bins,... more »

USDA seeking public comment on mandatory food recalls draft

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a notice in the Federal Register that a draft guidance for industry on mandatory food recalls is available for public comment.The FDA has the authority to order... more »

Harvard fruit project included in USDA nanotechnology grants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)announced more than $3.8 million in funding to support grants focused on using nanotechnology to find solutions to societal challenges such as food... more »

Penn State: Tree fruit diseases to manage during May

May is the battleground month for disease management: growers need to be on alert for apple scab, fire blight, powdery mildew, rust, cherry leaf spot, brown rot and bacterial spot infection conditions. Here is what... more »

CPS donates crop protection products to MSU

Crop Production Services has donated $3,000 worth of fungicide and adjuvant products to Michigan State University (MSU), a donation made in conjunction with the Michigan Tree Fruit Commission.The donation – 25 30-pound bags of Roper... more »

Titan Farms to open new facility

Titan Farms, a grower, packer and shipper of peaches and vegetables in the Southeast, confirmed today that the upgrade and expansion of their packing facility is on schedule for a May grand opening. The upgrade... more »

New Age/Landmark expands food safety offerings

New Age/Landmark in South Haven, Michigan, which provides on-site environmental, agricultural and food safety testing services, recently received Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation for Biological, Chemical, and Environmental Testing according to ISO/IEC 17025:2005, and meets the... more »

Honeybee diagnostic services could be coming to MSU

Michigan State University Diagnostic Services has been a source for timely identification of plant virus and pathogens, plant-parasitic nematodes and insect pests since 1999. This multidisciplinary team of professional biologists has traditionally served growers, homeowners,... more »

Dormant oil can be effective way to control tree fruit pests

Michigan State University Extension educators and growers around the state reported higher than typical San Jose scale numbers on apple fruit in bins in 2013 and somewhat in 2014. Dormant oil is an effective method... more »

FDA declares Arctic Apples ‘safe and nutritious’

FDA has completed its evaluation for two varieties of apples genetically engineered by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, and concluded that these foods are as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts.Okanagan’s Granny Smith and Golden Delicious... more »