…Cotton’ contains over 50 webcasts on various aspects of cotton crop management. These talks–freely accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week–cover agronomic practices, crop protection, and ag engineering….
Trump Plan to Balance Budget Includes Farm Subsidy Cuts
…crop insurance led House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway to seek a meeting with White House director Mick Mulvaney. However, Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky signaled that lawmakers would seek…
Agri View: Weather Costly to Producers
…registering unusually high crop losses. I told you about the peach crop, blueberries and early sweet corn. Now you can add the early watermelon crop. Not just winds. Wildfire losses…
$4.7 Million to Support University Agricultural Science Programs
…next generation of farm managers, technicians, and crop advisors use small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) in precision agriculture. NIFA invests in and advances agricultural research, education, and extension and promotes…
Planning and What to Grow in Your Food Forest
…from the urban waste stream. The farm has used 1,000 cubic yards of horse manure, 2,000 cubic yards of woodchips, and 100,000 pounds of cardboard to cover over an acre…
Agri View: Hemp, an Unlikely Crop
…a legitimate crop. Mainly because it is too closely associated with marijuana. Otherwise it could become a crop worth $300 million dollars a year. But, you know why it isn’t…
Almond Update: Importance of Water Quality
…growers should keep an eye on. From the Almond Board of California: Almond growers rely on good water quality to ensure both a healthy tree and a healthful crop….
OTA Applauds Organic Research Investment Legislation
…organic agriculture. The future of organic farmers’ success is tied to discovering new organic crop varieties, developing breakthroughs in pest and weed control, crop rotation, and the development of effective…
Agri View: Hard Winter for Farmers
…nation’s biggest blueberry crop this year. That night they lost 90 percent of it. These were not the only crops to be hard hit. Strawberries were just starting to bloom….
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…Growers provide information on crop acreage – including biotech crops—as well as grain stocks, livestock inventory, cash rents, land values, and value of sales. NASS will compile and analyze the…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
…coverage based on an expected margin, which is the expected area revenue minus the expected area operating costs, for each applicable crop, type and practice. A producer may choose coverage…
Agri View: American Grown Tea
…Not like the 1000 acre farms in India and China. Now there is one grower in Oregon is out to prove that tea can be a lucrative crop in America….
Lygus Trap Crops in Strawberries
Strawberry growers and pest control advisors heard how one of the bigger berry companies is using trap crops to prevent insect damage. Driscoll’s Research Scientist Diego Nieto presented at UC…
Benefits of a Straw Bale Garden
…which means no bending over. Straw bale gardening can result in a 25% higher crop yield. This is mainly attributed to the excellent root run and air circulation. The bales…