Projects nominated as “A” priorities have been posted for viewing in advance of the 2022 Food Use Workshop. Only projects nominated as “A” priorities will be considered for funding at the annual priority setting event.
Category: Food Use
Tolerance Success: Tribenuron-methyl
Tribenuron-methyl was registered for use on rice, sorghum, field corn, barley, wheat, cottonseed, rapeseed, dried shelled pea, dried shelled bean (except soybean).
Tolerance Success: Pyriofenone
Pyriofenone was registered for use on Pepper/eggplant and tomato subgroups.
Tolerance Success: Isofetamid
Isofetamid was registered for use on ginseng, bean and pea subgroups.
Nomination Period for Food Use Workshop Begins August 17th
The project nomination period for the 2022 Food Use Workshop opened on Wednesday, August 17. Requests that were submitted for residue studies, product performance or integrated solutions research in 2023 must be nominated in order to be considered at the 2022 workshop. The nomination period will end on Tuesday, September 6, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
The IR-4 Project Continues to Have a Significant Impact on Nation’s Economy
The IR-4 Project is known within the specialty crop agriculture community to be a highly productive government funded research project that has delivered many registrations of necessary crop protection products to growers.
Ginseng and Lowbush Blueberry Growers Have New Tool in Fight Against Fungal Disease
Thanks to international partnerships and IR-4 research, ginseng and lowbush blueberry growers have a new tool to improve crop health and yields.
Tolerance Success: Mandestrobin
Mandestrobin was registered for use on lettuce head and lettuce leaf.
Registration Open for 2022 Food Use Workshop
Registration is open for the 2022 Food Use Workshop taking place September 13-15 in Bloomington, MN
U.S. Hop Growers Have a New Tool to Manage Two-Spotted Spider Mite
Two-spotted spider mites are attacking hops. Hop growers now have a new tool to fight back thanks to IR-4 research.