Diseases
New disease crosses the Atlantic
Soon after their spuds were planted in 2014, some growers in the northeastern United States knew they had a problem. Much of the crop didn’t even... more »
Growers: It’s time to start crop protection planning for 2017
{Sponsored} It’s never too early to start thinking about the 2017 season. “With the large number of acres that growers are farming now, early c... more »
USDA awards $9.4M for pest management research
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $9.4 million to support 25 research and outreach projects that will help mitigate ... more »
MAJESTENE bionematicide receives California approval
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has approved Marrone Bio Innovations' (MBI) bionematicide, MAJESTENE. The bionematicide is a b... more »
BioConsortia raises $12M for multi-microbe product development
BioConsortia has raised this year a total of $12 million for future growth. Last week, BioConsortia closed an $8 million equity round of investment f... more »
eSpudman November 2016 Industry Spotlight
Pamela J.S. Hutchinson, a potato cropping weed scientist at the ... watch »
FMC seeks registration for new fungicide active ingredient
FMC Agricultural Solutions has begun the joint U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency registration proces... more »
North Dakota potato research grants top $480,000
Twenty-seven grants totaling over $2.3 million were recently awarded to promote the development, cultivation, production and sales of specialty crops ... more »
Renewed registration issued for products containing sulfoxaflor
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) re-established the registration of products containing sulfoxaflor (Isoclast Active), including Transfo... more »
eSpudman October 2016 Market Report
A slideshow on dickeya presented by Amy Charkowski during the National Potato Council's summer meeting in Park City, Utah. ... watch »
