Plant Health

UF to Offer Online Disease Management Course in September

Growers looking to improve their prevention and management of diseases in nurseries and greenhouses can now register for Disease Management, the fourth course of the Greenhouse Online Training courses offered by the University of Florida... more »

Syngenta Hires Ornamental Territory Manager

Syngenta has announced the appointment of Zachary Sweat as ornamental territory manager for Florida. In this role, Sweat will work with nursery and greenhouse growers to implement trusted solutions for insect, disease and weed management.... more »

Mycorrhizal Applications Introduces New Inoculant

Mycorrhizal Applications has released MycoApply EndoThrive, a new liquid mycorrhizal inoculant product for professional use. The addition to the MycoApply product line is a suspended liquid concentrate formulation that contains a high concentration of active... more »

iUNU Acquires CropWalk

On Aug. 10, iUNU announced that it has acquired CropWalk, an integrated pest management (IPM) company founded in 2019. iUNU is an agricultural machine vision company headquartered in Seattle, with satellite offices in California, Florida,... more »

Roots, Shoots & Environmentals — Part 3

In the first two parts of this series, we talked about the root zone and the shoot zone. In part three, we’re going to discuss environmentals. While there is a push towards complete control in... more »

Farwest Education Program Offers Pesticide Recertification Credits

This year, the 2021 Farwest Show is offering seven classes that are eligible for pesticide recertification credit hours as part of its continuing education program. Farwest will take place Aug. 18–20, at the Oregon Convention... more »

AFE Releases Thrips and Botrytis Webinar Series Recordings

The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has released webinar recordings from a six-week webinar series highlighting new research findings from its specially-funded Thrips and Botrytis Research Fund. Initially presented exclusively to AFE's Thrips and Botrytis Fund supporters, these... more »

Final Days to Take Advantage of Bayer’s Summer Insecticide Program

Bayer has announced this is the last call to take advantage of the its 2021 Summer Insecticide Ornamentals Program! With this program MyBayerRewards (MBR) members can earn up to a 10% rebate* on purchases of... more »