Syngenta Canada Inc. has received registration of Revus fungicide as a potato seed treatment for the suppression of pink rot and control of seed‑borne late blight in potatoes.

Syllit fungicide now registered for control of peach leaf curl on peaches and nectarines and cherry leaf spot on cherries in Canada.

Minor use label expansions are now registered for Select and Centurion herbicides for control of labeled weeds on shallots and legume crop subgroups 6A and 6B (including edamame) in Canada.

Asparagus growers, note that Command 360 ME herbicide is now labelled for control of labelled weeds in Canada.

Results from the National Minor Use Priority Setting Workshop demonstrate teamwork and consensus for diverse crops in horticulture. See the list of priorities for 2019.

Prowl H2O herbicide label is expanded for control of labeled weeds on cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli in Canada.

While funding for the Canadian Potato Psyllid and Zebra Chip Monitoring Network ends in March 2018, the Potato Growers of Alberta will be launching a new monitoring program this spring.

DowDuPont announces its agriculture division will be named Corteva Agriscience. The spin-off company is expected to be operational by June 1, 2019.

Kate VanderZaag and her husband Peter have been experimenting with a drone on their 1,800 acres of owned and rented land near Alliston, Ontario. They share an insightful experience.

Growers and researchers are giving a thumbs-up to drones which can be used for aerial surveillance of crop problems that scouts miss on the ground.