…of products, contact a local Bayer representative, or visit Crop Science, a division of Bayer, online at www.cropscience.bayer.us. Visit the Bayer Connect – Social Hub for social media, recent news,…
Agri View: GMO Production
…he wouldn’t still be a farmer.” Optimistically, each winter we review our harvest data comparing our crop yield by variety to our cost of production for that crop that season,…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…as part of USDA’s ongoing Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) and presents geospatial data covering a 100 million-acre landscape in eight western states. “Bringing this data together in an easy-to-use online…
Fighting Poverty with Seeds
…gives people resources they need to feed themselves. Extra vegetables are readily sold to bring household income. Gardeners are then able to cover school fees and supplies, garden equipment, and…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…minimize environmental impacts. Improving No-till and cover cropping strategies help to build soil organic matter and sequester carbon, while also improving soil quality and retaining soil moisture. In a no-till…
Crop Insurance Organic
…Addendum to cover their crops at a higher price than traditional crops. The Contract Price Addendum allows farmers transitioning to organic production to insure certain crops at their contract price…
Agri View: Women and Modern Agriculture
…livestock production at subsistence and commercial levels. They produce food and cash crops and manage mixed agricultural operations often involving crops, livestock and fish farming. Some researchers note that agricultural…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…the growers’ own product to help fight the disease by incorporating left over crop into the soil. The industry is excited about the promising results because the alternative is no…
New Pistachio Cultivar Shows Early Harvest
…be a good fit for smaller growers. S-43 bloomed extremely early in trials. So early it could make harvesting the crop difficult. Kallsen says this variety could help space out…
Almond Board: More on AIM
…focuses on speeding up almond industry transition to more efficient irrigation scheduling and management practices to get the most crop per drop of water. This builds on the 33% reduction…
California Ag Secretary Lauds Food Safety Program Ready to Implement FSMA Now
…want to help, but their own funding sources are not adequate to cover the cost of inspections either. As we’ve repeatedly pointed out in this blog space, a solution exists…
USDA Expands Insurance Options for Farmers Transitioning to Certified Organic Agriculture
…Addendum to cover their crops at a higher price than traditional crops. The Contract Price Addendum allows farmers transitioning to organic production to insure certain crops at their contract price…
Indoor Farms Creates Optimal Environment
…Indoor Farms of America: After nearly 2 years of design and redesigning workshops, growing thousands of crop plants from seed to maturity, IP Patent processing, device mold construction, and first…
UC Davis Hydrology Team Visits NRI Study Field
Dr. Samuel Sandoval-Solis and Hydrology PhD student, Alyssa DeVincentis, and two other graduate students from the Sandoval-Solis lab at UC Davis conducted a whirlwind visit of four farm cover crop…