This systemic fungicide, the gold standard for downy mildew control in grapes, is limited to one use per season, either pre-bloom or post-bloom.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved several minor use label expansion registrations in response to a proposal from the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has expanded the label for Vayantis seed treatment for the control of seed rot and pre-emergence damping-off caused by Pythium spp. on a wide range of crops, including ginseng.

Dr. José Ramón Úrbez-Torres, plant pathologist, Agriculture and Agr-Food Canada, based at the Summerland Research and Development Centre, BC writes that new research is pointing to biocontrols for crown gall.

Crop protection columnist Christina Turi details key issues that the industry will be tackling in the upcoming year, including resolutions from the 2025 annual general meeting.