Most unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture are being used for imaging and scouting. Parabug is putting a spin on how they use the technology. Their UAV hovers over crops and…
Secretary Perdue Continues Farm State Travels
…of a trip arranged by the U.S. Grains Council to talk trade. The trip comes ahead of the North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations this fall. Perdue and Roberts are…
Agri View: Big Difference in Climate Change
…is so costly to agriculture is not climate change. Climate change is the cause of the change of all of the agriculture. New crops. New plants. Something we have not…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…farmers to plant or harvest crops when soil moisture levels will provide the best yield. In the past, such modifications were based mostly on growers’ observations and experience. The National…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…and Phenomics of Food Crops and Animals in the Food Security Challenge Area RFA. The commodity boards provided half of the funding for the award in their topic area. The…
ChemChina Plans a Second Merger
…is looking for more control of technology in seeds, herbicides, and pesticides. The Chinese government is pushing for more control of technology despite widespread domestic opposition to genetically modified crops….
Agri View: Food and Fiber
…it is about food crops. Think about this. You mention cotton and thoughts immediately swing to Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Georgia. How about California? Well, this year California growers will…
Agri View: Hard Winter for Farmers
Everett Griner talks about how the hard winter affected farmers and their crops in today’s Agri View. This past winter was the mildest winter this country…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced nine grants totaling $7.4 million for advanced research to develop more resilient and nutritious crops and…
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…June Agricultural Survey, also known as the Crops/Stocks Survey, and the June Area Survey are two of the most important and well-known surveys NASS conducts,” explained Chris Messer, director of…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency this week announced greater crop insurance options for farmers against unexpected decreases in their operating margin. Offered through the federal crop insurance…
Almond Matters: Keeping Weeds from New Plantings
…it is that you can use it immediately after planting,” he said. “It’s a pre-emergent as opposed to a contact material.” New plantings usually happen in the fall and spring,…
Lygus Trap Crops in Strawberries
…ANR’s Santa Maria Strawberry Field Day about trials looking at trap crops for pest management. Nieto said they are using alfalfa to attract and keep lygus bug populations away from…
What You Can Grow in a Straw Bale Garden
…choose your straw bale from wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa or rye. You could also find a local farmer who does not use pesticides on his or her crops. And just…