The annual crop and outlook marketing conference of the U.S. Apple Association will take place in person August 19-20 in Chicago.

The global pandemic continues to have many local impacts, from the ballooning costs of housing temporary foreign workers during the 14-day quarantine to short supplies of wooden pallets. One spot of good news is the vaccination clinic at the Ontario Food Terminal where just under 6,900 frontline workers, agri-business staff and immediate families were vaccinated in May. This young worker is scooping up bundles of fresh rhubarb to fulfill an order at the terminal’s farmers’ market.

Most uses of imidacloprid will remain registered with new mitigation measures. 

The Pest Management Centre has selected its new integrated pest management (IPM) project based on a merit analysis of six proposed candidates.

Bayer has announced that Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for vayego insecticide have been established in the United States

Through the agreement, Bejo will access CRISPR-Cas9 intellectual property for genome editing for agricultural use, allowing research work and programs as well as potential future commercial applications.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has informed horticultural stakeholders that most uses of imidacloprid will remain registered with new mitigation measures.  

Potato growers welcome new products and label extensions that offer options for chemistry rotations.

Pymetrozine is an insecticide used for the control of aphids in leafy vegetables (Crop Group 4).

The CABI Bioprotection Portal was officially launched online.