Thanks to NSERC funding, LeafHope is a four-year project that promises to reduce insecticide use and greenhouse gases in the Canadian blueberry, canola and strawberry sectors.
- Bayer invites biological sprays and antimicrobial peptide technology company Genvor to join its LifeHub space for a year in California. Genvor is the first recipient of the Golden Ticket award.
- Pierre Petelle, president and CEO, CropLife Canada warns against the unintended consequences of more regulatory burdens on registrants and growers. The Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s consultation ends August 24, 2024.
- Gowan Canada has announced registration of a new biological fungicide for the 2025 growing season.
- Christina Turi, Fruit & Vegetable Growers of Canada, authors her first column in the July issue of The Grower as manager, plant health and crop protection.