The use of biologicals for pest management in most row crops continues to make slow, steady strides each growing season. And with traditional input costs skyrocketing for 2022, that learning and adoption curve may quicken a bit.
In Meister Media Worldwide’s new Global Insight Series Report, Biological Crop Protection, scientist-turned-CEO Pam Marrone, who currently heads Chestnut Bio Advisors in Davis, CA, predicts that within 20 years, sales of biological products will equal those of more traditional synthetics for many reasons. But it all boils down to the one thing growers care about – performance. She calls it a sea change for crop protection.
Click here to see more of more Marrone’s comments, the rationale behind them, and how quickly she believes row crop production will adapt.
Meister Media Worldwide is the parent company of Cotton Grower.
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