Crop Protection
Rootstock findings
In a brochure given to IFTA members during the annual conference in Pasco, Wash., the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission listed some of the findings of its rootstock trials: (This originally appeared with the story... more »
Researchers ‘FasTrack’ plum breeding
Plum, peach, cherry, apricot and almond trees – what do they have in common? Well, they are all members of the genus Prunus, and their fruits are well loved among American consumers. But perhaps the... more »
Stink bug hits Mid-Atlantic apples hard
Mid-Atlantic apple growers lost $37 million last year from damage caused by the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB), according to an estimate released April 12 by the U.S. Apple Association.The damage estimate was developed at... more »
Traceability workshop for fruit growers
Michigan State University Extension and AgBioResearch will be offering a workshop on tracibility. Food traceability relies on record-keeping procedures, or a tracing system that records the path of fruit or vegetables from the farm through... more »
MANA acquires Karmex, Direx
Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc. (MANA) announced a recent agreement between its parent company Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd. and DuPont Crop Protection, in which MANA acquired the non-mixture diuron assets from DuPont, including Karmex... more »
Food safety class for Ohio fruit and vegetable growers
Fruit and vegetable growers can learn more about produce safety from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 4 at Northmont High School, 4916 National Road. The three-hour program, offered by Ohio State University Extension, is... more »
Plantings are closer, denser than they were 50 years ago
Three Extension educators shared their thoughts on the ways tree fruit growing systems have changed in the last 50 years. Jerry Frecon, Rutgers University: In the 44 years I have been working with commercial orchards,... 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 »
Studies show farmland preservation working
The Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) is a survey of the nation’s non-federal lands conducted by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in cooperation with Iowa State University since 1982. It documents natural resource conditions and trends,... more »
Food safety law protects whistleblowers
Food industry workers who become whistleblowers gained protection against retaliation from their employers with a little-noticed provision in the sweeping food safety law President Barack Obama signed last month. Associated PressTo read more, click here. more »