…good year.” The equipment used during the planting season allowed growers to cover a substantial amount of ground in a limited timeframe. Some earlier concerns regarding a complicated harvest period…
USDA Announces Awards to Put Conservation Innovation to Work on U.S. Farms
…producers to carry out trials or comprehensive zone nutrient management and precision cover crop strategies. The Soil and Water Conservation Society is partnering with several agriculture retailer co-ops on the…
Survey Reveals Crucial Data on Fusarium Head Blight
…million is unacceptable for human consumption. FHB can also wreak havoc with barley crops, as maltsters have a near-zero tolerance for Fusarium. The survey, funded by the USDA Agricultural Research Service…
Almond Matters: Getting Started on Winter Annual Weeds
…acreage to cover, I think getting on your herbicide as soon as you possibly can is very important,” said Lopez. The importance of winter weed control programs may not become…
Murky CBD Oil Regulation Complicating Hemp Production
…are not allowed, yet those products are all over the marketplace right now.” The versatility of hemp is unlike other crops that are strictly for either food or fiber, creating…
Central Valley Grower Making Strides in Hop Production
…to other summer crops. The plants emerge in the spring and continue to grow into the trellis system through the early summer, with harvest occurring around the end of July. …
USDA Issues Second Tranche of Market Facilitation Program
…case of ginseng, based on harvested acres in 2019. Acreage of non-specialty crops and cover crops had to be planted by August 1, 2019 to be considered eligible for MFP…
Climate Considerations for Processing Tomatoes
Research models show that increases in overall temperatures in California will have a direct effect on how some crops are going to be produced in the future. In one study…
Best Organic Weed Control Methods
…of these materials at the bottom of each bed before adding soil. Ground cover also works well, especially during fall and winter, to keep weeds from taking up residence. While…
Round Two of 2019 MFP Payments to Be Issued in Coming Weeks
…unfairly “picking winners and losers between regions and crops,” and “helping wealthy farms and foreign companies instead of small farms.” USDA has responded to the concerns, defending how the payment…
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden
…winter habitat before you tidy it up in the spring. Growing climbing plants such as Ivy, provides shelter and cover for both birds and insects throughout the year. Other reliable…
Voices Of The Valley Podcast: Start-up Challenges and the Importance of Analyzing Data
…HarvestPort.com. Roi Adar, general manager of RootsTalk, provides an inside look into what it’s like being an agtech entrepreneur. He reveals how he identified which crops to target while forming…
Incubator Farm to Help Develop New Agronomic Strategies
…core, it’s really a research facility,” said Devin Clarke, Crop Manager with Permanent Crops for Yara North America. “What we’re looking to do here is implement long-term field-scale trials to…
Despite Kincade Fire, Winegrowers Push Through Harvest
…county Ag Commissioner and the Sheriff’s office, many growers were able to back get into their vineyards to harvest their remaining crops in areas that were safe. Allied Grape Growers…