Some ways to control pesky grasses from creeping in your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Crabgrass (Carthamus Tinctorius) Image by David Mark from Pixabay Creeping grasses…
MSOB: Biostimulant Council to Strengthen Industry Clarity
…Executive Director David Beaudreau said. As previously detailed in an MSOB episode, there isn’t a federally recognized definition for these products and many states have different protocols of their own….
Innovation Strategy Report to Guide USDA Research Moving Forward
…from across the agricultural community,” Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins said in a news release. “Innovation and ingenuity have always been key to solving critical agricultural production challenges and will…
MSOB: Worms in Space, How Nematodes Might Help Space Exploration
…back USDA Agricultural Research Service Entomologist Dr. David Shaprio-Ilan who led the cosmic project. He said the nematodes spent about a month in outer space and the results were very…
Biostimulant Council Formed to Encourage Better Biostimulant Regulation
…serving the membership we have, as well as growing those offerings,” Biostimulant Coalition Executive Director, David Beaudreau said in a press release. “TFI brings to the table a high functioning…
Nut Growers Have Another Tool to Help with Disease Management
…and we got down to close to seven percent. That was similar in all the rates we used,” said Scott Ockey, Field Development Representative Manager for the Western U.S. for…
Representative David Scott to Lead U.S. House Agriculture Committee
…Scott the winner. Scott will become the first African American to chair the Agriculture Committee. Outgoing chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota noted that Scott will lead the committee effectively. U.S….
Farmer’s Inspiration Leads to Large Squash Donation to Central California Food Bank
…40 million pounds of food in all. Diener arranged for butternut squash seed to be donated by David Bodine of AgSeeds. He generously paid for several days of labor to harvest…
Agricultural Committees Undergo Leadership Changes
…Michelle Fischbach. Peterson spent six of his nearly 30 years in Congress serving as chair of the committee. Representatives David Scott of Georgia and Jim Costa of California already appear…
Audit Data Shows Strong Compliance with New LGMA Water Requirements
…Scott Horsfall said in a blog post. “Of the 6,348 total water checkpoints reviewed by auditors, LGMA members were collectively found to be out of compliance with 64 checkpoints. This…
Making Sense of Biologicals: Nematode’s High Level of Peachtree Borer Control
…of a biological in action with USDA’s Dr. David Shapiro-Ilan. A multi-year study by Shapiro-Ilan and his team has tested the effectiveness of a beneficial nematode against peachtree borer, which…
Farmer Plants Sunflowers as an Uplift During Pandemic
How a Wisconsin farmer decided to cheer everyone up during the Pandemic. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Scott Thompson and his family have been farming for 70…
Mechanical Weeding Trials Showing Promising Results in Tomatoes
…Vegetable Crop Advisor, Scott Stoddard is also working on similar trials in Merced County as part of the project. Amber Vinchesi-Vahl explained that she has been working with growers on…
UCCE Webinar Intends to Help Farmers Raise the Value of California Cotton
…health management approaches. David Lamm, former NRCS National Soil Health Coordinator and now part of the Soil Health Institute in Greensboro, N.C., will share experiences from the Southern U.S. cotton…