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FMC Signs Exclusive Agreement for Access to New Patented Fungicide | Corn and Soybean Digest press
cornandsoybeandigest.com | Feb 8, 2012
PhiladelphiA, February 7, 2012 – FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution and development agreement with Consumo em Verde (CEV), Biotecnologia das Plantas, S.A.

Strawberry lovers celebrate February as Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 2, 2012
Strawberry lovers celebrate February as Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month. February as Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month calls to attention Florida's winter strawberries which are in season November through March, bringing a taste of summer all winter long and a beautiful treat for Valentine's Day.

Multimoke platform can reduce labour
www.fwi.co.uk | Jan 11, 2012
This Multimokepowered platform from Spalding-based firm AJE Systems is a new model aimed at reducing labour in all harvesting, planting, carrying and weeding or polythene laying operations.

Monumental Harvest on the Leelanau Peninsula
www.prweb.com | Nov 15, 2011
Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association announces 2011 Wine Grape Harvest Looks to be Excellent

Historic Collection at NAL Gives Insight into Blueberry's Domestication / June 16, 2011 / News from
www.ars.usda.gov | Jun 16, 2011
Information Staff, Agricultural Research Service, USDA. Communicating news and information about scientific research.

Scientists Study Mummy Berry Disease of Blueberry - Crop Biotech Update (5/20/2011) | ISAAA.org/KC
www.isaaa.org | May 20, 2011
Scientists Study Mummy Berry Disease of Blueberry: Some varieties of blueberry, the second most popular berry in the U.S., is under attack by fungus Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi causing 'mummy berry' d...

Grape commission earns federal grant to fight pests | The Packer
thepacker.com | Mar 21, 2011
The California Table Grape Commission has fattened its pest fighting coffers, thanks to a $363,500 research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Cundall: stone-fruit rot - Weekly Times Now
www.weeklytimesnow.com.au | Dec 15, 2010
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Bad apples: Local fruit suffers from weather-related pests / LJWorld.com
www2.ljworld.com | Sep 12, 2010
September 12, 2010 When Dick and Waynie Wingfield called me about their apples, their story was familiar. Many of the fruit had brown spots, some were misshapen, and a lot of the not-yet-ripe apples had ...

Grapes stripped in Valley pest fight - Business - fresnobee.com
www.fresnobee.com | Jun 25, 2010
State agricultural officials began stripping grape bunches from backyard vineyards in the Del Rey area Thursday as part of a multiagency effort to keep the European grapevine moth from spreading.