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.
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Oxadiazon Crop Safety – 2022
Oxadiazon has been registered in the United States since the 1970’s for uses in and around environmental horticulture plants in production nurseries and in landscapes. Between 1972 and 2021, the IR-4 Project has conducted
S-Metolachlor Crop Safety – 2022
From 2004 to 2021, IR-4 completed 196 trials on Pennant Magnum (s-metolachlor). The data contained in this report was generated to register uses of s-metolachlor on and around environmental horticulture plants
Dimethenamid-p Crop Safety – 2022
From 2007 to 2021, IR-4 completed 573 trials on Tower EC (dimethenamid-p). The data contained in this report was generated to register uses of dimethenamid-p on and around environmental horticulture plants
Indaziflam Crop Safety – 2022
From 2011 through 2021, IR-4 has completed 186 trials evaluating two granular and one liquid formulations of indaziflam for crop safety. The data contained in this report was generated to register the use of indaziflam
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.
Pythium Efficacy Summary – 2022
At the IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Program Workshops in 2009 and 2019, Pythium Efficacy was selected as a high priority project to expand the knowledge and list of fungicides available to growers for these diseases.
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.