Technologies and Challenges

Dogs specially trained by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have proven to be the most efficient way to detect huanglongbing—also known as citrus greening. View Source

The COVID-19 pandemic is a formidable global public health challenge. Since the initial emergence of a novel coronavirus in late 2019, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been unrelenting, impacting nearly every aspect of society worldwide. The pandemic has required a…

The Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". The SDGs were set up in 2015 by the United…

USDA Invests $13.6 Million in Citrus Greening Research. View Source

Pesticide industry Task Force was established to improve methods and to compile and develop data to inform US EPA's risk assessment process for pollinators. View Source

Farmers in 28 countries planted a record 181.5 million hectares last year – up from 175.2 million in 2013. For the third straight year, developing countries grew the majority of biotech crops. Bangladesh became the newest adopter of plant biotechnology,…

Biotechnology R&D in Korea is being carried out on 58 varieties of 13 crops, including rice, soybeans, cabbage, and red peppers. View Source

USDA creates multi-agency emergency response framework to combat devastating citrus disease known as Citrus Greening or Huanglongbing (HLB). View Source

Guidance is published for method of analysis of environmental matrices to support pesticide registrations at US EPA.  This standardization is aimed to improve environmental fate and effects reviews. View Source

"Article: Curious about Pesticide Action Author: John E. Casida* Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2011, 59, 7, 2762-2769; Article lists publications (754) and patents (31) of John Casida for the period 1951−2009. " View Source