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World apple, pear production drops on China losses
The United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued its biannual report, published in June and December, including data on U.S.and global trade, production, consumption and stocks, as well as analysis of developments affecting world trade... more »
Nichino America has new insecticide for specialty crops
PQZ insecticide from Nichino America, Inc. has been granted a U.S. EPA label expansion for food crop use, the company announced today. PQZ is a new insecticide for control of piercing and sucking insect pests... more »
IRAC approves new mode of action for Vestaron’s SPEAR bioinsecticide
The Insect Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) has approved a novel “nerve and muscular” mode-of-action code for the Vestaron Corporation’s SPEAR bioinsecticide. The Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Vestaron is a bioinsecticides company initially focused on a class of peptides... more »
Atticus offers post-emergence protection with Tetris SG
Cary, North Carolina-based Atticus has expanded its herbicide portfolio with Tetris SG, a selective herbicide for the specialty crop market. Tetris SG (Comparable to Matrix and Resolve) uses active ingredient rimsulfuron to protect valuable crops including... more »
Specialty crop grants for Virginia awarded
Gov. Ralph Northam announced an award of $556,321 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for ten Virginia agriculture-related projects. The project awards resulted from a competitive grant process established by... more »
Plant response to future climate change viewed
If you were to take a seed and zap it into the future to see how it will respond to climate change, how realistic might that prediction be? After all, seeds that actually grow in the... more »
Corteva Agriscience introduces Adavelt Active
Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, has identified Adavelt active as the new brand name for a novel fungicide it said will offer growers curative and protectant disease control of a wide range of pathogens... more »
BoteGHATM mycoinsecticide launched, LAM expands
Certis USA has launched BoteGHATM mycoinsecticide for control of a broad spectrum of insect pests, including whiteflies, aphids and thrips on outdoor-grown vegetables, fruit, berries, tree nuts and other crops. The active ingredient of BoteGHA... more »
Automation startup wins AgSharks Fast Pitch event
Augean Robotics walked away from Western Growers’ AgSharks Competition Oct. 30 with a $250,000 equity investment offer, as well as access to farm acreage for pilot testing, to take its collaborative robotic platform from development... more »
Ron Ratto new chairman of Western Growers board
Ron Ratto, president of Ratto Bros., has been elected chairman of Western Growers' board of directors. Taking over volunteer leadership responsibilities from Outgoing Chairman Craig Reade, partner at Bonipak Produce, Ratto will serve as chairman... more »
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