The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-20
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Florida, New York and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more
2022-07-20
Soy Growers Thank ITC for Ruling Against Imposing Final Duties on Imports of Fertilizer
As U.S. soy growers face historic fertilizer costs, the American Soybean Association applauds the U.S. International Trade Commission’s announcement today that it rejects imposing final duties on Urea... Read more
2022-07-20
What is Trichoderma and How it is Beneficial?
“Trichoderma” is the Latin name for a genus of fungi that are present in all types of soils. The Soil Science Society of America’s (SSSA) July 19
th Soils Matter blog explores these fascinating fungi... Read more
2022-07-20
Stabilization funding for PEI potato sector
The federal government has announced a Potato Stabilization and Innovation Initiative for Prince Edward Island potato growers that will cover the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years. Read more
2022-07-20
Train your Eyes for Soybean Defoliation
The most effective way to make treatments decisions for pests with chewing mouthparts (e.g., Japanese beetle, bean leaf beetle, caterpillars, and grasshoppers) is to estimate defoliation. I’m a... Read more
2022-07-20
Fungicide Considerations For Corn And Soybean
What do we currently know about fungicide responses in soybean and corn? Read more
2022-07-20
Health Canada announces new regulations for supplemented foods
OTTAWA, ON, - Health Canada announced new regulations for supplemented foods. The new regulations will continue to protect the health and safety of Canadians, while providing people in Canada the... Read more
2022-07-20
Study Aims to Help Kentucky Growers iImprove Transplant Quality
Producing vegetable transplants – small starter plants for growers to begin gardens with – is a “budding” industry in Kentucky. Lark Wuetcher, senior horticulture major in the
University of Kentucky... Read more
2022-07-20
Study Checks Progress Towards Eco-Friendly Pest Management In South Africa
A new study published in the
CABI Agriculture & Bioscience journal has reviewed progress made towards an eco-friendly insect pest management approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems in South Africa. Read more
2022-07-20
Ontario Government Providing More Relief at the Pumps
TORONTO - As part of its plan to keep costs down for Ontario families and businesses, the Ontario government is providing more relief at the pumps by cutting the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre and the... Read more
2022-07-20
BC Tree Fruits Cooperative guarantees minimum apple prices for three years
BC Tree Fruits, a cooperative with a storied history dating back to 1936, is writing another chapter with guaranteed prices to apple growers for the next three years. For 270 grower families, the... Read more
2022-07-20
High Temperatures Reduce Effectiveness of Group 27 Herbicides
As the calendar moves through the summer months and postemergence herbicides are applied to late-planted crops, it’s a good time to review some research on the effects of high temperatures on Group 27... Read more