With warmer summer weather finally making its appearance, Michiganders are urged to remember to take precautions against mosquitos, ticks, and the diseases they carry. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is providing guidance for safely choosing and using insec
Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences - June 19, 2013
When it comes to battling powdery mildew and d
TAMPA, Fla. — The way farmers grow their crops could soon be changing thanks to a teenager living right here in Tampa.
Shloke Patel, a soon-to-be senior at Hillsborough High School, recently came in second place at the International Science and Engineering Fair.
“My goal has al
A tiny insect that could spell devastation for Nova Scotia's eastern hemlocks has been thwarted in one old-growth stand — at least for the short-term — by a volunteer effort spearheaded by a man better known for battling human diseases.
Dr. George Kovacs is an emergency depar
Swiss agrochemicals firm Syngenta and Germany’s Bayer have been accused of distributing dangerous pesticides in India’s Punjab region without sufficient safety information. The Basel-based firm says it is investigating the claims.
According to a report published on Tuesday by a coali
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Ghent, Belgium, May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Press release
Biotalys (Euronext - BTLS), an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company protecting crops and food with protein-based biocontrol solutions, today announced that its biocontrol Evoca™* won the World BioProtection Award
Biotalys, an agtech company protecting crops and food with protein-based biocontrol solutions, has announced that the Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) granted an entirely new class for the active ingredient of its first biofungicide, Evoca*. This new classification, granted by a hi