…draw and also repel mosquitoes. The scents that attract the pesky critters include: Carbon Dioxide and Body Heat. The larger the person, the more carbon dioxide they tend to exhale,…
California Saw Snow Drought in 2016
…even odds that weak La Niña conditions will develop this fall and winter. La Niña refers to the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific. It represents…
China Wants GMOs, Citizens Don’t
…farmers in China do not use GM crops, the nation does, however, allow imports of GM crops to enter the country. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Clean Water Act: Report Details how Agencies Expand Authority
…of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency have tried to expand their authority to regulate what crops farmers grow and how they grow them, based on the agencies’ interpretation of the…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…impacts.” Eligible crops are defined in the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act, reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops,…
Mosquito Prone?
…Mosquito Prone? Mosquitoes are a pesky nuisance for many this time of year. Besides the irritating itch, infectious mosquito–transmitted diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, Yellow fever, encephalitis, and…
Agri View: American Agriculture
…crops produced for export. They remain the principle crops in the southeast where the most of the early farming took place. Crops changed as the Midwest and the Southwest were…
Two New Berries for You
Columbia Giant, a new blackberry cultivar developed and released by ARS. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Chad Finn and his colleagues at the Horticultural Crops Research Unit in Corvallis, Oregon,…
Flooding to Shut Down Mississippi River Shipping Temporarily
…extra cautious in flooded areas due to much stronger currents. Grain volumes moving through the affected areas normally ramp up in the fall because of harvested crops moving downriver to…
Known Sorghum Pest Spotted in California
Courtesy: UCANR Producers have reported a new sorghum pest in their California fields. Experts say the bug is well known outside of the state and can cause some significant damage….
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Lower Food Prices
…Fall Harvest Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $49.70, down $4.40 or…
Storing Potatoes
…last a pretty long time. If you’re growing your own root crops, and want to store the leftovers from your harvest, the three things that are key to storing potatoes…
Greenpeace Co-founder Changes Stance on Biotech
…modified crops, he called the them “one of the most important scientific advancements society has made.” Moore expressed concern over Greenpeace attempts to block genetically modified crops. Referring to Golden…
Germany Signaling Opposition to Bayer-Monsanto Deal
…buying a U.S. company that many Germans view as a champion of genetically modified crops. Eight of the 12 lawmakers who spoke, including those from within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition,…