The organization, California Leafy Green Marketing Agreement, has started a two-year study to collect and analyze pathogen test data for romaine lettuce. The aggregated data will include both pre-harvest and post-harvest testing.
- Berry and vegetable growers have suffered catastrophic losses, unable to enter fields with workers to harvest or to use equipment for crop protection.
- Shaun Vey returns to Calgary from an international assignment in the U.K.
- Dr. Rene Van Acker, professor and dean of the Ontario Agricultural College has been named interim vice-president (research).
- The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved a minor use label expansion registration for Kopa insecticidal soap for suppression of spotted lanternfly nymphs on fruit trees and grapes in Canada. This is a preparedness measure in case spotted…