Pests
Agragene is developing a precision sterile insect system as part of USDA’s New World Screwworm Grand Challenge.
Bryan Witherbee, the CEO of Agragene, says the technology builds on the sterile insect technique, which successfully helped eliminate pink bollworm and New World Screwworm in the past.
Experts says one barn owl family can eat an estimated 1,600 to 4,000 rodents each year.
Helena remains focused on developing practical technologies that address the challenges growers face while delivering measurable value in the field.
Texas livestock specialists say the pasture mealybug, an invasive insect, has been confirmed in 70 counties since its discovery in 2025.
Higher production costs remain a challenge, but growers say recent H-2A changes provide some labor relief.
Entomologists say catching cotton jassid early can help limit damage before populations spread through a field.
The court ruled in Durnell v. Monsanto, which involved Roundup and state-level warning requirements, that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempts state failure-to-warn claims that conflict with federal labeling decisions.
Stratovation Group says biologicals are becoming more integrated into crop production decisions.
Fred Nichols with HUMA joins us to discuss foliar fungicide adoption trends and application timing for the current growing season.