…dozen methods for controlling weeds. Including using them in useful and creative ways, or eating them! For organic farming, an organic weed control plan is a comprehensive approach to manage…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 03-01-22
…new series’ season, EPA’s chlorpyrifos ruling and organic fertilizers helping provide significant soil nutrition benefits. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to…
State of Organic Produce Report Details Notable Industry Growth in 2021
…volume. Organic sales were led predominantly by packaged salads and organic berries, which includes strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Organic apples were also a significant sales leader in 2021. “Those…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 02-04-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers organic produce sales topping $9 Billion in 2021, the work being done to…
RMA Extends Crop Insurance Flexibilities to June Due to COVID-19
…improving and retargeting existing programs and creating new efforts, like PCCP, to reach a broader set of producers. USDA is currently accepting applications for two new pandemic assistance programs: the Organic and Transitional Education…
Organic Produce Sales Over $9 Billion For First Time in 2021
…Report, organic value grew by 5.5 percent over 2020 figures. The report was compiled by the Organic Produce Network (OPN) and Category Partners using Nielsen retail scan data. Organic fresh…
Cover Crops Demonstrating Success in Combatting Morning Glory
…added benefit of improved soil health, maintaining the soil biology, improving overall soil organic matter, improving cycling and nutrient cycling. All while that ground is in fallow state.” Cover crops…
Winegrape Growers Struggling With Vineyard Development Costs
…challenged because of growing restrictions on the ability to burn that waste,” said Aguirre. “All of this is just conspiring to make growers think, ‘well, what’s the price that I…
Almond Update: Whole Orchard Recycling Highlighted in Mini-Doc
…WOR can help to improve water holding capacity, increase soil organic matter, and increase yields. Deciding what to do at the end of an orchard’s productive life can be difficult….
EPA Announces Stricter Pollution Enforcement
…reduce this harmful pollutant. This notice responds to several petitions for reconsideration of a 2020 rule revising emission standards for chemical plants in the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing source category…
VofV: Inside the Brave New World of Pest Management
…out more at WGA.com. With all the mounting issues surrounding pest management (increasing restrictions, buyer pressure to stop using products, ineffectiveness of certain chemicals), how do you protect soil and…
Secretary of Transportation on HOS Regulations for Livestock Haulers
…requires prescribed rest periods. A provision in the infrastructure bill that was signed into law last year expanded the miles agricultural truckers can drive without the HOS restrictions. Drivers hauling…
Almond Update: Mating Disruption Could Be ‘Backbone of Any IPM Program’
…really gives growers a basis to understand some of the cost, who’s hanging it, who’s distributing it, and going from there in terms of whether or not you have organic…
Electronically Sniffing Out Tomato Plant Pests
…the E-Nose can spot whitefly infestations on tomato plants by detecting the chemicals released by an infested plant. The chemical reaction is called volatile organic compounds or VOCs and is…