…reimbursement for harvesting costs. This makes Farm to Family a solution for farmers in addition to benefiting families who may be in need of a little help putting nutritious food…
Agri View: Drone On
…to planting and harvesting crops. All told, the agricultural robot market is expected to grow to $16.3 billion by 2020 from $817 million in 2013, according to the latest Bank…
Climate Change a Good Thing for Wine?
…only hold true to a point. He notes that in 2003 an extremely dry, warm growing season preceded one of France’s earliest harvests on record. Grape growers were harvesting their…
Next Steps Towards Mechanized And Robotic Harvesting?
What are some of the new technologies under development to improve efficiency and safety in harvesting tree and produce crops? Rod Bain reports. Next Steps Towards Mechanized And Robotic Harvesting…
The Science of Soil Health
…harvesting better profits and often better yields. The resources on this soil health section of our site are designed to help visitors understand the basics and benefits of soil health—and…
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz
…said Casale. “There are major opportunities with the new site. You want to think of water issues up front and plan for key strategies such as water harvesting and irrigation….
Agri View: Pigweed Research
…the female plant produces the seed. The wind carries the pollen from resistant male plants to female plants. In addition, the seed is spread by traditional means, such as harvesting,…
Agri View: Inventions and Agriculture
…sheaves. Grain harvesting machines first appeared in Great Britain in about 1800, and in the U.S. a decade or two later, but most failed. Obed Hussey and Cyrus McCormick developed…
EPA: $3.3 Million in Funding for Water Reuse and Conservation Research
…solar-based disinfection systems reduce the persistence of viral pathogens in wastewater for sustainable reuse. Utah State University, Logan, Utah to assess the impacts and benefits of stormwater harvesting using Managed…
Funding to Support Implementation of the FDA FSMA Produce Rule
…used to support implementation of the Produce Safety rule, which became final in November 2015 and establishes enforceable safety standards for the production and harvesting of produce on farms. Implementation…
Agri View: Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
…offered during those months (see article below) and participants can view flowering trees as well as the harvesting of coffee cherries. Operations Manager Lindsey Mesta harvesting coffee cherries. “That’s quite…
Agri View: Real Horse Power
…became available that embodied the principles of many of today’s modern implements. They performed nearly all the tillage, cultivation, or harvesting operations on progressive farms of the day. In some…
Today is National Ag Day
…are first picked by hand to gather the best of the early fruit. Later, if the fruit is to be mechanically harvested, a harvesting machine goes through the field and…
Leap Year and Ag
…the best of the early fruit. Later, if the fruit is to be mechanically harvested, a harvesting machine goes through the field and gently shakes each bush so only the…