…planting beds too narrow for shrubs. As design elements, vines offer an exciting array of plant forms, textures and floral effects. They add a special touch of charm and grace…
Safe Fruit and Juice
…breeding remains a slow, arduous process that has changed little over the centuries. Fruit tree breeding limitations include: a) protracted generation cycles, that is, the time between seed planting and…
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…they manage their farm, including decisions about fertilizing more efficiently, addressing pests and disease, and timeliness of planting and harvest. Imagery is the foundation for precision agriculture, and the innovations…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…then, USDA has more than tripled the acreage enrolled in CRP’s pollinator initiative, through which USDA helps to cover the cost of planting pollinator-friendly wildflowers, legumes and shrubs, and USDA…
Fertilizer from Banana Peel
…nonetheless. Over time the peels will decompose and turn into rich compost. When preparing your beds for planting, or when your plants begin to flower, side dress with the compost…
Climate Smart Israel – Delegation Update
…protocols for uniform, reliable plants. Its grafted plants are suited for mechanical planting. The evening ended with sunset on the Mediterranean and a fun dinner in old-town Jaffa. I am…
Climate Smart Israel
…an Impact; and, Partner for Success! We were hosted for lunch in the kibbutz dining room before we made a quick stop at a Jojoba planting that is 14 years…
Market Match Program Helps Families and Farmers
…farm, planting more acreage, purchasing more equipment, or growing new or different produce. “Any additional money that Market Match brings goes straight back into the poor rural areas of California,”…
National Weed Your Garden Day
…weed growth. Have soil weed-free before planting. Make sure you do not let any of the weeds flower out. Keep the edges of your yard mowed low to lessen the…
Signup for Cotton Producers Starts June 20
…application process is straight-forward and efficient. The program estimates the costs based on planting of cotton in 2015, and therefore the local FSA offices already have this information for the…
New ‘Homegrown’ Blog
…workload and challenges producers face, from spring planting through the fall harvest. In the opening Homegrown entry, live on the committee’s website, we meet Noah Hultgren, a fourth generation farmer…
Building a Medicinal Garden
…production seems to be the re-recognition of plants as powerful, natural medicines. Without much ado, we can incorporate more natural medicines into our first aid repertoire by planting medicinal herbs…
Input Costs Determine Almond Acreage Removal
…see more plantings because the crop is so profitable where the water is affordable. Where water is a higher price, talking in the $600 plus and maybe $500 plus acre…
May Dairy Market Report
…for milk prices for the rest of 2016. These anticipated low milk prices and the recent rally in grain prices during the spring planting and growing season have combined to…