Dear Friends, IR-4 is getting closer to our first ever Virtual Workshop, September 14-17, 2020 with the Registrant Product Presentations on July 29, 2020. The planned schedule is as follows: Times Wednesday 7/29/2020 Monday 9/14/2020 Tuesday 9/15/2020 Wednesday 9/16/2020 Thursday 9/17/2020 11 am – 4 pm ET 8 am – 1 pm PT Registrant Product […]
Category: Food Use
Tolerance Success: Oxathiapiprolin 2020
Federal Register Date: July 6, 2020 Active Ingredient: Oxathiapiprolin
Tolerance Success: S-Metolachlor 2020
Federal Register Date: July 6, 2020 Active Ingredient: S-Metolachlor
Tolerance Success: Cyflumetofen 2020
Federal Register Date: July 1, 2020 Active Ingredient: Cyflumetofen
Hops’ Pest Control Options Expanded Further Thanks to Fluopicolide
Last month, we talked about the devastating impact of powdery mildew on hops, and the registration of flutianil to control it. We don’t typically address the same crop two months in a row, but since this is the crop responsible for great beer, we figured another round would be welcome. So this month, we’ll turn […]
Growers and Researchers Collaborate to Control Coffee Berry Borer
Coffee growers work with IR-4 Project researchers and university cooperative extension agents to develop effective integrated control programs to limit damage from coffee berry borer. Only the European Union imports more coffee beans than the United States. About 90 percent of the coffee consumed in the United States is imported. According to USDA, most of […]
WSSA Highlights IR-4 Efforts to Provide Effective Weed Management in Watermelons
This story originally appeared as “How a Little-Known Research Organization Keeps Watermelon on Your Picnic Menu”. WESTMINSTER, Colorado – June 25, 2020 – Sweet, juicy watermelon can be the perfect choice for a 4th of July picnic on a warm summer day. But scientists with the Weed Science Society of America say there is one […]
Tolerance Success: Fenpyroximate 2020
Federal Register Date: June 18, 2020 Active Ingredient: Fenpyroximate
Approval of Supplemental Label for Cyantraniliprole Offers New Solution for Caneberry Growers
Caneberry growers have a new tool for controlling root weevils with the supplemental label approval of cyantraniliprole, sold as Exirel® by FMC. There are several species that affect blackberries, raspberries and other caneberries, belonging to the genus Otiorhynchus or Sciopithes. All are a major headache for caneberry growers. The larvae of the root weevil causes […]
More Options for Hops Growers Thanks to Flutianil
It’s a great time to be alive. That is, if your criteria is beer. Never before have so many devoted their talents to brewing wildly unique flavors of beer. And whether you’re an IPA-loving hop head, a sipper of less-bitter stouts—or simply a classic pilsner or lager lover, hops are an essential part of your […]