…current wave of storms, the disease pressure tends to be much worse.” Wet conditions will provide a welcoming environment for disease, while also creating logistical challenges for growers. Overly saturated…
Breeding Better Potatoes for Better Potato Chips
…Novy says diseases and pests keep evolving, so researchers need to keep breeding new potato varieties to stay ahead of them. And that’s what they do. Every year, scientists in…
Almond Matters: Warmer Storms Heighten Disease Risk
…the potential for disease infection. “With warmer temperatures and moisture, you basically create the environment for disease. For monilinia, for jacket rot, for botrytis depending on the field and what…
Agronomic Minute: Protecting Pistachio Orchards from Disease
Keeping pistachio orchards healthy and safe from disease will be front of mind for growers with bloom around the corner. Technical Services Manager for UPL North America, Cassie Rieser said…
Prevent Cancer Through Healthy Foods
…and Dietetics is helping people build better eating habits with foods shown to prevent cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease….
Video: Bovine Respiratory Disease Prevention and Treatment
At the recent Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, Sabrina Halvorson talked with Elanco’s Ron Tessman, DVM, about bovine respiratory disease prevention and treatment….
Strengthening Dog Import Standards
…spreading dangerous diseases.” Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), one of the bill’s sponsors in the Senate, says, “Mitigating the spread of foreign diseases in dogs helps keep domestic and wild animals…
Agronomic Minute: Taking an Integrated Crop Health Approach
…integrated program,” said Rieser. We’ve actually seen this to be successfully put into practice in a variety of trials, achieving positive results in both disease and pest control as well…
Almond Matters: Preparing for Petal Fall
…the others,” Burkdoll explained. “Peach twig borer is going to be a problem after petal fall is typically when we would target that one as well as disease. If the…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Vineyards Disease Free After Pruning
…wound diseases and that the size of the wound left from pruning can make some vines more susceptible to disease or pathogens. Practicing sanitation between cuts or between vines, can…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 02-20-23
…Protocol deadline for data entry, a new ag innovation for pollinators and bee keepers, and a healthy soils environment showing benefits in pest and disease control. Tune in to the…
Going Nuts for National Almond Day
…risk of heart disease. Almonds are also good for the skin. They’re rich in Vitamin E. In fact, one serving of almonds contains 50 percent of the Daily Value of…
Agronomic Minute: Understanding the Benefits and Value of Biosolutions
…proven pest control or disease control,” said Reiser. “These products can help mitigate pest resistance and especially chemical residue issues for improved harvested crop yield quality and grower profitability.” Biostimulants…
ARS Scientists Improve Nutrients Adding Value to Rice Crop
…cancer, heart disease, and other diseases. One such development is a rice variety that is more beneficial to human health. Rice contains 76–78 percent starch, and cooked rice typically contains…