The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has released its update on the use of captan in tender fruit. Label changes will occur by May 2020.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has released its update on the use of chlorothalonil in tender fruit. Label changes will occur by May 2020.

The Grower goes Behind the Scenes of the April cover to gain insight from Danny Mucci. What’s the science behind indoor-grown strawberries? Is the market sustainable for future expansion? The president of Mucci Farms shares his forecast for the future of this new crop.

BASF signs agreement to acquire additional seeds and crop protection businesses and assets from Bayer.

Closer insecticide has received PMRA approval for control of woolly apple aphid.

Karen Davidson, editor, talks with Jackie Rowe marketing garlic scapes to retailers.

Montreal’s local start-up, Motorleaf, will use a $2.85M investment to further develop the company’s machine-learning algorithms and environmental grow sensors that predict the yield of crops for greenhouse vegetable production.

Closer insecticide receives new label registration for control of Campylomma (mullein bug). It’s another tool to use in rotation of crop protection products in apple orchards.

A University of Vermont researcher is conducting a Swede midge survey.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced revisions to the use of chlorothalonil, the active ingredient in fungicides such as Bravo and Echo. The number of applications for potatoes, for example, will be reduced from 12 to three per year.