Known as the “sea of plastic, Spain’s Almeria province is covered by 30,000 hectares of greenhouses, and exported 2.5 million tons of produce last year alone. It has also largely… Read more »
Month: July 2019
USDA Announces Pesticide Regulatory Training Funding Opportunity
From the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs: On July 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) opened a Notice of Funding Opportunity to develop a series… Read more »
Environmental Protection Agency Allows Use of Controversial Insecticide Sulfoxaflor
Environmental groups and beekeepers say sulfoxaflor is one of the chemical compounds responsible for decimating North American bee populations. On July 12th, the EPA lifted several past restrictions on its… Read more »
First Company Approved For Pesticide Application Via Drone In Iowa
Iowa City-based agtech startup Rantizo has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct pesticide spraying applications via drone in agricultural fields. This makes Rantizo the first and… Read more »
Preserving Pollinators in Gardens and Urban Landscapes
The 2019 version of the most complete guide to protecting pollinators while gardening, growing flowers or managing trees, shrubs or turfgrass in urban areas is now available. Follow the below… Read more »
Cornell Entomologist Elson Shields Receives Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Award
Elson Shields, a Cornell entomology professor, received an Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Award from the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYSIPM) at Cornell University’s Aurora Farm Field… Read more »
Thailand to Ban Paraquat, Glyphosate and Chlorpyrifos
Thailand’s Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Grisada Boonrach is currently exploring the legal avenues for imposing an immediate ban on three toxic agrochemicals: paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos. Paraquat has been banned… Read more »
Michigan State Extension Publishes Stone Fruit IPM for Beginners
A new series of how-to fact sheets, collectively called Stone Fruit IPM for Beginners, developed for new growers and scouts of stone fruit is now available online from Michigan State… Read more »