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Greetings!

There are a few new faces and voices at IR-4 Headquarters. Recently we've hired the following people:

Roger Batts as Principal Weed Scientist
Dr. Krystal Chojnacki as National Business Manager/Chief of Staff
Cristina Marconi as Study Director
Phillip Moore as Study Director
Dr. Venkat Pedibhoda as Principal Entomologist.

Please welcome them!

NCSU HR has posted two new IR-4 positions on their website: Assistant Director for Research Planning and Product Performance and National Quality Assurance Unit Manager . Please share the availability of these positions with others who may have interest. 

Below are the typical collection of recent successes and news in the Food and Environmental Horticulture Programs .
Food Crop Success Stories
New Plant Growth Regulator Labeling for Northern Growers ...

In 2018, Wisconsin growers produced 13.4 million tons of silage corn and 1.93 million tons of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures. Interseeding alfalfa with silage corn has many advantages for growers and is beneficial for the environment and livestock, ...

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Herbicide label expansion could provide cucumber and...

Researchers are conducting trials through IR-4 Project to determine the weed control effectiveness of clomazone as a post-transplant application. Author - David Kuack Clomazone has become an important weed control tool for specialty crop growers. ...

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More options for hops growers thanks to flutianil

It's a great time to be alive. That is, if your criteria is beer. Never before have so many devoted their talents to brewing wildly unique flavors of beer. And whether you're an IPA-loving hop head, a sipper of less-bitter stouts-or simply a...

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Environmental Horticulture Summaries
Thrips Efficacy - 2020

For the last 14 years, the IR-4 Environmental Horticulture Workshop has ranked developing efficacy data on new products to manage thrips as a High Priority Project either nationally or regionally.

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Crop Vignettes
Crop Vignette: Salvia

Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, with the number of species estimated to range from 700 to 1,000. There are 3 main regions for radiation of Salvia: Central and South America with approximately 500 species, Central...

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New Food Crop Tolerances
Tolerance Success: Acequinocyl 2020

Federal Register Date: May 15, 2020 Active Ingredient: Acequinocyl Trade Name(s): Kanemite Crops/Crop Groups: Bushberry subgroup 13-07B Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which a tolerance ...

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Tolerance Success: Isoxaben 2020

Federal Register Date: May 15, 2020 Active Ingredient: Isoxaben Trade Name(s): Trellis, Gallery Crops/Crop Groups: Caneberry subgroup 13-07A, Hops Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means to identify the chemical for which...

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Tolerance Success: Flonicamid 2020

Federal Register Date: May 28, 2020 Active Ingredient: Flonicamid Trade Name(s): Beleaf, Flonicamid Crops/Crop Groups: Leafy greens subgroup 4-16A, except spinach (revised tolerance) Disclaimer: The trade names listed here are provided as a means ...

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