EPA has approved a new tolerance for sulfur dioxide on blueberries. Read more here.
Category: News
2023 IR-4 Project Research Symposium: Food Crops
The IR-4 Project Research Symposium will take place on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
2023 National Education Conference
The 2023 National Education Conference will take place February 7-9 in San Juan Puerto Rico. This internal training event will bring together IR-4 lab, field, and QA staff from our regional and HQ offices. Registration is now closed.
Revised Crop Group Table Now Available
The EPA recently released the sixth Final Rule in a series of updates to pesticide crop groupings. The revised crop group table is now available here.
From Chickpeas to Quinoa: EPA Expands Legume and Cereal Grain Crop Groups
EPA has released the sixth Final Rule in a series of updates to pesticide crop groups. This update includes new commodities and additional subgroups in Legumes and Cereal Grains.
2022 Food Use Workshop Project Nomination Lists Posted
Projects nominated as “A” priorities have been posted for viewing in advance of the 2022 Food Use Workshop. Only projects nominated as “A” priorities will be considered for funding at the annual priority setting event.
Executive Director’s Message
Summer is always one of the busier seasons for the IR-4 Project (IR-4) and this year did not disappoint. Some highlights of what happened in the last several months and what is coming up shortly are shared in this message.
Nomination Period for Food Use Workshop Begins August 17th
The project nomination period for the 2022 Food Use Workshop opened on Wednesday, August 17. Requests that were submitted for residue studies, product performance or integrated solutions research in 2023 must be nominated in order to be considered at the 2022 workshop. The nomination period will end on Tuesday, September 6, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
The IR-4 Project Continues to Have a Significant Impact on Nation’s Economy
The IR-4 Project is known within the specialty crop agriculture community to be a highly productive government funded research project that has delivered many registrations of necessary crop protection products to growers.
Ginseng and Lowbush Blueberry Growers Have New Tool in Fight Against Fungal Disease
Ginseng and lowbush blueberries are vastly different crops, but growers have one common foe that can end their growing season: fungal disease. Now, thanks to international partnerships and research conducted by the IR-4 Project, ginseng and lowbush blueberry growers have a new tool to keep their crop yields healthy and strong.