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Agricultural Research
 
Pacific Ag Group provides manufacturers and distributors of agricultural products with expert and confidential field and laboratory research in many important areas.
 
 

These include:

  • Testing product effectiveness against insects, weeds, and diseases under field conditions.

  • Determining the environmental fate of new chemistries in soil, water and plant tissues.

  • Monitoring field worker exposure, and air monitoring for off target movement of products.

  • Studying post harvest rot and decay control of fruits and vegetables.

  • Testing product safety on crop plants by formulation and rate applied.

  • Development of new pest control application equipment.

  • Testing of new germplasm

  • Confidential third party evaluations of agricultural products.

Our research is designed to meet the needs of the client and draws from our 25 years of experience in IPM and Western agriculture to give valuable insight into the R&D process for these important high cash crops.

Our work is always confidential, independent of the manufacturer's bias, and usually well ahead of governmental and academic programs.

Lepedoptera larvae control research
 

Typical research projects include:

  • Small plot field studies in pest and beneficial insect control, foliar and soil disease management, research to determine the duration of control of pesticides, required spray intervals and optimal usage rates, as well as multiple product comparisons for market positioning prior to introduction.

  • Field and greenhouse studies of crop safety and potential for phytotoxicity

  • Greenhouse and lab bioassays for efficacy

  • Residue studies to determine half life information for Federal and State registration under GLP

  • Post-harvest studies to determine the effects of product on produce shelf life

  • Processing studies to determine, for example, product effectiveness in wine and beer fermentation

  • Soil fumigation studies to determine efficacy and meeting of GLP requirements

  • Soil Dissipation studies according to GLP requirements 

  • Studies of fumigation of stored products and import commodities

  • Veterinary, household, and urban pest research

  • Studies comparing application methods, including the design and engineering of innovative new application equipment.

soil borne plant pathogen

Pacific Ag Group has the agricultural and scientific staff, land, location, and facilities required to handle all aspects of biological field research for the manufacturer wishing to develop and introduce a new product into the lucrative California and Florida agricultural markets. We provide accurate scientific information as well as an in-depth view of today's marketplace; everything the manufacturer needs to maximize the impact of a new product.

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