Posts By: Hank Giclas

CA Growers to Cease Use of Chlorpyrifos by December 31, 2020

Dow AgroSciences has reached an agreement with the State of California to cease the registration and sale of chlorpyrifos. Terms for the agreement are as follows: Registrations allowed to lapse at the end of the year Dow AgroSciences will cease sales on November 8, 2019 Dealers/distributors will cease sales on February 6, 2020 Users can ...

Five Finalists Chosen to Compete for $250K at 2019 AgSharks Competition

After carefully reviewing the flood of applications from start-up companies that are all developing technology to solve agriculture’s most critical issues, Western Growers and S2G Ventures have chosen five finalists to compete in the 2019 AgSharks® Competition on November 12. The selected startups, who will face off and compete for $250,000 in investment capital and ...

Volunteers Needed to Review Specialty Crop Research Initiative

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is putting a call out for volunteers to serve as industry relevance reviewers for pre-applications to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI). “The SCRI awards grants to support research that addresses the critical needs of the specialty crop industry, and it is crucial to have knowledgeable volunteers ...