Crop Management
USDA studies steam heat to target pests
Early in 2020, two colleagues in the Treatment and Inspection Methods Laboratory (TIML) of USDA’s Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program ... more »
Longtime apple leader Lee Showalter plans to retire
Lee Showalter, a longtime apple industry advocate, fruit grower and Rice Fruit Company’s grower services manager for more than 13 years, plans to re... more »
BioSafe Systems’ Michael Larose dies
Michael Joseph Larose, of BioSafe Systems LLC, has died. Larose, 40, died on Sept. 21. He was the eldest of the third generation of BioSafe’s fou... more »
USDA asks organic board to continue work on biodegradable bio-based mulch film
The USDA's National Organic Program is asking the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) to continue its consideration of bringing the topic of biode... more »
Researchers fight weeds threatening California tomatoes
From the sky, in laboratories and underground, University of California, Davis, researchers are working to detect, manage and fight a parasitic weed t... more »
Organic Growers Summit explores regenerative agriculture
“Regenerative agriculture” is a fast-growing term that is helping to reshape how food is grown, but what does it mean for the organic fresh produc... more »
Elemental Enzymes’ biofungicide registered for multi-crop use
Elemental Enzymes, a crop nutrient developer, has received Environmental Protection Agency approval registration of one of its biofungicides. Visma... more »
Transitioning to organic? This webinar’s for you
As part of USDA’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), Compass Natural’s Focus on the Farmer educational series will offer a free web... more »
