…ultimately reduce yields. Hay fields have also flooded. Soggy or flooded fields will delay planting for a number of crops. • Grapes—Vineyards in various grape-growing regions have been flooded. Farmers…
Iowa Bees
…a small planter or windowsill. Planting colorful wildflowers that are native to you area that will attract bees throughout the spring, summer and fall. And, also avoid using any herbicides…
Seeds to Sow After the Frost and Snow
…and loose soil. Raised garden beds, preferably. Onions will do better when planted as a set, and have a much higher success rate than planting seeds. You should plan to…
Cotton Acres Forecasted to Increase 10 Percent
The Annual Planting Intentions survey by the National Cotton Council estimates U.S. cotton acres will expand near 10 percent in 2017, compared to 2016. The survey projects 11.0 million acres…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…years easily could place China in a position to again become a larger cotton importer. In her analysis of the NCC Annual Planting Intentions survey results, Campiche said the NCC…
Agri View: Hard Choices
…are parts of our country where labor shortages have had an impact on harvesting. Now, as planting season approaches, farmers are, in some places, are already trying to line up…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…planting cover crops between the rows of his orchard. “We’ve done soil health cover crops like triticale, but we got some vetch, clover and mustard crops to see if we…
Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference This Weekend
…behind-the-scenes look at different approaches Disney takes on planting flowers inside its parks. The conference also will include important sessions that attendees will not want to miss. On Sunday, a…
Six California Projects that Reduce Pesticide Use
…includes tree monitoring, removal of infected trees, and grower education, such as discouraging planting of ornamental plants that can host buckskin-disease-carrying insects called leafhoppers. Media interested in this project can…
In South State, Lingering Drought Worries Farmers
…planting decisions. As a dryland farmer, he uses no irrigation—only whatever water falls from the sky. Munz said he hoped to have his crop in the ground by the end…
Humans Need Bees
…As they pollinate plants that reproduce through pollination. And these plants feed our animals, birds and insects. Some ways to help the bee population include planting bee-friendly plants in your…
Dedicated Energy Crops and Competition for Agricultural Land
…cropland, less than 5 percent. Extensive planting of switchgrass coupled with reduction of acreage of non-energy crops reduces soil erosion by 5 percent nationally, with greater reductions in regions with…
South American Soybean Harvest Underway
…flooding concerns. The rain events missed southern Buenos Aires province, where dryness is becoming a concern. Planting in the province is up to 20 percent behind normal. Still, Cordonnier puts…
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…cut them all.” He noted that years of drought have caused a lot of his tree plantings to be unsuccessful. Despite greater precipitation last year, he still lost a number…