Posts By: Hank Giclas

WG Helps Register New Insecticide with DPR

Yesterday, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) issued a Section 24C Special Local Need registration for the use of sulfoxaflor on leafy vegetables and Brassica (cole) crops. Sulfoxaflor (brand name: Sequoia) is part of a new category of insecticides by Dow AgroSciences called sulfoximines and has a unique mode of action. Sequoia™ targets sap ...

Forbes’ AgTech Summit Being Held This Week in Salinas

Agriculture meets Silicon Valley this week when the Forbes’ Reinventing America AgTech Summit convenes in Salinas. Western Growers is proud to be a strategic partner with Forbes on this event. The summit is part of a major initiative by Western Growers to speed innovation that solves problems for our members.  We have made a major ...