Projects nominated as “A” priorities have been posted for viewing in advance of the 2021 Food Use Workshop. Only projects nominated as “A” priorities will be considered for funding at the annual priority setting event.
Category: Food Use
Tolerance Success: Zeta-cypermethrin
Federal Register Date: August 4, 2021 Active Ingredient: Zeta-cypermethrin Trade Name(s): Mustang Insecticide, Mustang Maxx Crops/Crop Groups: Basil, fresh leaves; Basil, dried leaves; Onion, bulb, subgroup 3.07A; Onion, green, subgroup 3-07B; Leafy greens subgroup 4-16A; Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B; Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B; Vegetable, brassica, head and stem, group 5-16; Vegetable, fruiting, group […]
Nomination Period for Food Use Workshop Begins August 18
Nominations for 2022 research projects will be accepted from August 18 through September 1. Research projects that were submitted must be nominated in order to be considered at the workshop.
Tolerance Success: Fluxapyroxad
Federal Register Date: July 13, 2021 Active Ingredient: Fluxapyroxad Trade Name(s): Merivon Crops/Crop Groups: Cottonseed, subgroup 20C Fruit, pome, group 11-10 Pomegranate Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 Food Crop PR#s: 12942, 12941, 11754, 12940 Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which a tolerance has been established. […]
Registration Open for 2021 Food Use Workshop
Registration is now open for the 2021 Food Use Workshop! Research priorities for food residue studies, efficacy and crop safety research, as well as integrated solutions projects for 2022 will be identified during this four-day virtual workshop.
Greenhouse Vegetable and Herb Growers Get New Tool for Common Pests
Producers of greenhouse-grown vegetables and herbs have a new tool in the fight against thrips, mites and other insects thanks to efforts of the IR-4 Project.
Tolerance Success: MCPA
Federal Register Date: April 7, 2021 Active Ingredient: MCPA Trade Name(s): Curtail M Herbicide Crops/Crop Groups: Tea, Intermediate wheatgrass Food Crop PR#s: 12377, 12478 Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which a tolerance has been established. A trade name listed here may not be the […]
Tolerance Success: Spinosad
Federal Register Date: April 7, 2021 Active Ingredient: Spinosad Trade Name(s): Entrust SC Naturalyte Insect Control Crops/Crop Groups: Low growing berry except strawberry subgroup 13-07H, Celtuce, Dragon fruit, Florence fennel, Kohlrabi, Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B, Head and stem Brassica vegetable group 5-16, Leafy vegetable group 4-16 Food Crop PR#s: 11514, 12740, 12741, 12742, 12743, […]
Tolerance Success: Spinetoram
Federal Register Date: April 7, 2021 Active Ingredient: Spinetoram Trade Name(s): Delegate, Radiant Crops/Crop Groups: Low growing berry except strawberry subgroup 13-07H, Celtuce, Dragon fruit, Florence fennel, Kohlrabi, Leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B, Head and stem Brassica vegetable group 5-16, Leafy vegetable group 4-16 Food Crop PR#s: 11514, 12732, 12733, 12734, 12735, 12736, 12737, 12738, […]
Coffee Rust Attacks Hawai’i Coffee Trees; IR-4 Fights Back
Since its first known discovery in Kenya in the mid-nineteenth century, coffee rust has been spreading around the world. Thanks to the IR-4 Project, coffee growers in Hawai’i have a new tool in the battle against this invasive pest.