…irrigation sources for farms downstream. Some farmers lost crops altogether. Others were able to haul water and save their crop and livestock, at substantial expense. This is also a popular…
Agri View: Labor Intensive Crop
…people that requires? Growers’ estimates say 45,000. There are two crops a year. One in the spring that is harvested in the fall and one planted in the fall which…
Common Crop Chemical Leaves Bees Susceptible to Deadly Viruses
By Sara LaJeunesse, Penn State University Dead Pupa Credit: Tonilynn Baranowski A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops — such as almonds,…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…robust crops capable of withstanding or recovering from present and future pests, environmental constraints and climate change that could threaten our nation’s food security. This request for applications (RFA) seeks…
Western Growers Supports Perdue Nomination
…industries that rely on foreign workers in that our labor needs cannot be met by domestic workers. Foreign hands will harvest our crops, either here or abroad. It is our…
Almond Matters: Weed Control with Recent Rains
…begin their fall applications of herbicides,” Valent field development manager Pat Clay said. “Basically, the problem with the weather is simply access to the orchard.” If growers were able to…
Humans Need Bees
…garden, supporting organic farmers who don’t use pesticides on their crops, and spreading the word about bees and their declining population. You can learn more by checking out the bumblebeeconservation.org…
Agri View: Food Assistance
…world do not get sufficient nutrition to sustain good health. It is not just poor countries. Millions right here in America fall in that category. What keep the U.S. from…
USDA Expands Grasslands Conservation Program
…Through the voluntary CRP Grasslands program, grasslands threatened by development or conversion to row crops are maintained as livestock grazing areas, while providing important conservation benefits. Approximately 200,000 of the…
Corn, Soybean Production Up in 2016
…key U.S. crops, in 2016, according to the Crop Production 2016 Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). U.S. corn growers produced 15.1…
Helping Arizona Wheat Growers Maximize Resources
…or fall over, which cut into yields. They also found that when they factored in fertilizer costs, more isn’t always better. The economic rate, which factored in fertilizer costs, was…
Western View: Drought-Busting Rain?
…sounds to me like a train owned and operated by the Del Monte corporation. As the rains have fallen, I see some familiar benchmarks. Things like, at a half-inch of…
USDA Seeks National Mango Board Nominees
…information is also available on the board’s website at www.mango.org/nominations. Questions may also be directed to Jeanette Palmer, AMS Specialty Crops Program marketing specialist at (202) 720-9915 or email Jeanette.Palmer@ams.usda.gov….
Syngenta Calls Palmer Amaranth No. 1 Weed to Watch For
…Palmer Amaranth was found in Minnesota for the first time last fall, coming a year after the first sighting in South Dakota. States are now confirming the spread of Palmer…