Diseases
The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development has developed a method for early detection of mildew, powdery mildew and botrytis in vines. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Engage Agro Corporation and Taminco, Inc. (Allentown, Penn.) are pleased to announce the completion of a new agreement for Canada. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Despite objections from growers, a U.S. advisory board decided to ban the use of an antibiotic by organic apple and pear farmers to combat fire blight. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A longtime strawberry farmer in Nova Scotia says two viruses have withered an early crop of his berries. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
USDA researchers are looking at new ways to control the pale cyst nematode - by using naturally occurring chemicals called egg-hatching factors. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Some farmers on P.E.I. are dealing with the problem of potatoes rotting in storage this winter and growers in the western part of the province are being hard hit Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
As the brown marmorated stink bug spreads across Oregon and the eastern United States, Oregon State University is studying how to use bug-on-bug warfare to stop this crop-damaging pest. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Potato growers in Canada now have access to Closer, a new insecticide for the control of aphids. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The National Clean Plant Network for Grapes is hosting a special webinar about grapevine red blotch disease. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Grapevine red blotch is a newly recognized disease of certain red wine grape varieties that has been identified all over the US and Canada. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The program that educates and trains Ontario farmers and pesticide vendors in the responsible and safe use of pesticides has gone online. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Arysta LifeScience North America recently received registration for Kaasumin bactericide for use on pome fruit and fruiting vegetable markets in Canada. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Labels for some products from Bayer CropScience, including Admire, Reason and Flint, have been expanded to bring Canadian fruit and vegetable growers access. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers with the USDA-ARS are using a virus to help identify two different bacteria that kill arugula, broccoli, and several other cruciferous vegetables. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of Blossom Protect for first time registration in Canada. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved Rampart for the control of late blight and pink rot on stored potatoes. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Bayer CropScience is introducing Luna Tranquility™, a new fungicide that delivers disease protection for apples and wine grapes. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
ZAMPRO is registered for use on grapes, potatoes and hops as well as the complete cucurbit, brassica, bulb vegetable, fruiting vegetable and leafy vegetable crop groups. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The USDA has proposed new rules requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Purple spot disease can have major economic impacts for asparagus growers, and the best line of defence is spraying. But asparagus can be hard to spray Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!