Author – Robin Siktberg While the US isn’t a major producer of figs, ranking eighth in world production, it does produce an average of 47 tons per year. Most figs in the US are grown in Central California, where the climate matches the arid, Mediterranean-like conditions figs need to thrive. Since figs are not a […]
Category: Success Story
Cherry Growers Now have a new Option for Managing Leafrollers and Spotted Wing Drosophila – Emamectin Benzoate
By now, the legend of young George Washington confessing that he’d chopped down a prized cherry tree is widely accepted as myth. Nonetheless, cherries remain a cherished part of our country’s heritage. From u-pick orchards to cherry festivals, these delightful red orbs are beloved symbols of summer. Despite this popularity, life isn’t always “just a […]
Avocado growers and IR-4 look to lock-down laurel wilt
Florida and California avocado growers support the research conducted by the IR-4 Project to identify controls that can slow down the spread of the devastating laurel wilt disease. At this year’s World Avocado Congress, Dr. Timothy Spaan, who is research program director at the California Avocado Commission, reported that consumption of avocados among Americans has […]
Artichokes can now be protected from the Artichoke Plume Moth
Author – Katie Chriest Whether steamed to succulent perfection or marinated in a delectable oil and herb blend, the globe artichoke adds a singular sensory experience to any meal. This bud, harvested before flowering, is related to the thistles ubiquitous the world over,
Blueberry and Caneberry Growers Get New Tool for Fungal Disease Control
Author – Robin Siktberg The registration of a new broad-spectrum fungicide for blueberries and caneberries, such as raspberries and blackberries, is always good news for growers. Adding to the good news is the fact that this new fungicide has a zero-day preharvest interval (PHI).
Pulse Growers Partner with IR-4 to Ensure Herbicide Stays Registered
When the use of bentazon on pulse crops was threatened due to outdated residue data, U.S. growers turned to the IR-4 Project to generate new data to ensure they could continue applying the herbicide. Pulses are a group of crops that includes dry peas, chickpeas, lentils and dry beans. Pulses do not include crops that […]
Trifluralin Registration Yields Additional Herbicide for Rosemary
Author – Robin Siktberg For farmers growing rosemary, weed control is a challenge. Rosemary is not a particularly fast-growing crop, and it can be easily overtaken in its early stages by more vigorous weeds. Currently, there is only one herbicide – glyphosate – registered for rosemary. While glyphosate is usually
Chicory can be grown more easily now with S-metolachlor registration
Author – Katie Chriest If you’ve sipped chicory coffee in New Orleans or savored Belgian endive in New York, you’ve encountered the versatile Cichorium intybus, or chicory. This herbaceous perennial, native to Europe and southwestern Asia, has been used in numerous ways for millennia. Today, chicory’s growing popularity
S-metolochlor Registration Improves Weed Management for Stevia
Author – Katie Chriest If you’ve enjoyed Coke Zero, Lily’s chocolate, or numerous other sugar-free treats available today, you’ve already savored the sweetness of stevia. From yogurt to energy bars to ketchup to even toothpaste, stevia is the nonnutritive sweetener making myriad products more palatable.
Mandipropamid Label Expansion for Phytophthora Brown Rot of Citrus
The United States is the third largest foreign orange exporter to China after South Africa and Egypt. California traditionally ships more fresh citrus to China than any other state. California Citrus Mutual reported that in 2017, the amount of California citrus exported to China totaled 143,058 metric tons. This included nearly 7.9 million cartons of […]