Crop Protection in 2022: Experts See Another Challenging Year of Pests and Diseases with Solutions Aplenty

Helena Agri-Enterprises Launches new pest management technology at the 2022 Commodity Classic in New Orleans, LA.

Across the entire agricultural world, suppliers, producers, ag retailers, and growers are attempting to keep products moving through a still-knotted supply chain.

If there’s any year to lean more heavily on your agronomist and retailer it’s this one.

Capture LFR insecticide and Ethos XB insecticide/fungicide offer growers much needed tools to address the pests and soilborne diseases they face.

LEAP ES delivers two-way protection from both bacterial diseases and lepidopteran larvae that can reduce crop quality and yield.

A proposed bill in Illinois would prohibit the herbicide’s usage after the 2022 growing season.

The first half of 2021 benefited from an improvement in crop protection product price at farmgate level, but the supply situation simmered in the second half.

Even with lots of negative issues afflicting agriculture, retailers intend to increase their buying habits in many segments for the year.

PLINAZOLIN technology is the trademark of a new active ingredient that protects plant health with outstanding performance on a wide range of harmful pests.

University of Massachusetts Entomologist Andrei Alyokhin discusses what can be done to prevent resistance from happening, or at least delay it.

The NanoPro crop additive product promises to help growers improve crop response as ongoing supply issues potentially take other options off the table.

RNAi precisely targets specific genes in specific pests, avoiding broad spectrum damage to other organisms or to the soil, water, and air.

The market for crop protection products in North America can be expected to continue the improvement seen in 2020 out to 2022.

One keyword should drive every insecticide-related decision: identification.

The so-called “billion-dollar bug” is expected to be back in full force in 2021.

Qalcova active and Jemvelva active headline Corteva’s growing portfolio of sustainable innovations.

The problem of insecticide resistance remains, and arguably even getting worse. So, what is going on? Contributing writer Andrei Alyokhin offers up answers.