Registration is now open for the 2021 Food Use Workshop! Research priorities for food residue studies, efficacy and crop safety research, as well as integrated solutions projects for 2022 will be identified during this four-day virtual workshop.
Category: Food Use
Greenhouse Vegetable and Herb Growers Get New Tool for Common Pests
Producers of greenhouse-grown vegetables and herbs have a new tool in the fight against thrips, mites and other insects thanks to efforts of the IR-4 Project.
Tolerance Success: MCPA
Federal Register Date: April 7, 2021 Active Ingredient: MCPA Trade Name(s): Curtail M Herbicide Crops/Crop Groups: Tea, Intermediate wheatgrass Food Crop PR#s: 12377, 12478 Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which a tolerance has been established. A trade name listed here may not be the […]
Tolerance Success: Spinosad
Federal Register Date: April 7, 2021 Active Ingredient: Spinosad Trade Name(s): Entrust SC Naturalyte Insect Control Crops/Crop Groups: Low growing berry except strawberry subgroup 13-07H, Celtuce, Dragon fruit, Florence fennel, Kohlrabi, Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B, Head and stem Brassica vegetable group 5-16, Leafy vegetable group 4-16 Food Crop PR#s: 11514, 12740, 12741, 12742, 12743, […]
Tolerance Success: Spinetoram
Federal Register Date: April 7, 2021 Active Ingredient: Spinetoram Trade Name(s): Delegate, Radiant Crops/Crop Groups: Low growing berry except strawberry subgroup 13-07H, Celtuce, Dragon fruit, Florence fennel, Kohlrabi, Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B, Head and stem Brassica vegetable group 5-16, Leafy vegetable group 4-16 Food Crop PR#s: 11514, 12732, 12733, 12734, 12735, 12736, 12737, 12738, […]
Coffee Rust Attacks Hawai’i Coffee Trees; IR-4 Fights Back
Since its first known discovery in Kenya in the mid-nineteenth century, coffee rust has been spreading around the world. Thanks to the IR-4 Project, coffee growers in Hawai’i have a new tool in the battle against this invasive pest.
Tolerance Success: Quizalofop
Federal Register Date: March 8, 2021 Active Ingredient: Quizalofop Trade Name(s): Assure Crops/Crop Groups: Brassica carinata, Cottonseed subgroup 20C, Pome fruit group 11-10, Small vine climbing fruit except fuzzy kiwifruit subgroup 13-07F, Stone fruit group 12-12, Pennycress seed, Sunflower subgroup 20B Food Crop PR#s: 10031, 10032, 10033, 10034, 10035, 10036, 12335, 12630, 12685, 12686 Disclaimer: […]
Tolerance Success: Clopyralid
Federal Register Date: February 17, 2021 Active Ingredient: Clopyralid Trade Name(s): Curtail, Stinger Crops/Crop Groups: Caneberry subgroup 13-07A, Bulb onion subgroup 3-07A, Wheatgrass Food Crop PR#s: 05147, 11600, 12748 Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which a tolerance has been established. A trade name listed […]
Tolerance Success: Benzovindiflupyr
Federal Register Date: February 9, 2021 Active Ingredient: Benzovindiflupyr Trade Name(s): Aprovia, Elatus Crops/Crop Groups: Lowbush blueberry, Ginseng Food Crop PR#s: 11760, 12636 Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which a tolerance has been established. A trade name listed here may not be the name […]
SOAR Award: Nomination Deadline Extended to April 19
The IR-4 Project is now accepting nominations for the 2021 SOAR Award. This award honors external partners who exemplify the areas of Service, Outreach, Altruism and Research, while supporting specialty crop growers and the mission of the IR-4 Project. If you know someone who demonstrates excellence in these areas, we encourage you to nominate them for this award. Nominees […]