…sustainable, healthy honey bee supply for pollination services in California while improving crop production. This can be accomplished with cover crops planted in or around orchards. Would you like to…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
…a very rough one,” said Gene Miyao, a University of California Cooperative Extension vegetable crops advisor in Woodland. “A lot of it has to do with our extended high temperatures…
Growers May Be Aiding Mite Flare-up
Numerous growers are reporting increased populations of Spider mites in almond orchards again this year. UC Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced County David Doll noted high temperatures and water…
Coffee Supplies May Drop on Low Farm Earnings
…bags amid rising demand, and signs of tightening supplies that are evident in top coffee grower Brazil, where inventories have dropped sharply. Investing in new coffee trees requires a long-term…
Hurricanes Devastate Puerto Rico Agriculture
Hurricanes Irma and Maria combined destroyed about 80 percent of crops in Puerto Rico. The damage is so heavy that one farmer told the Seattle Times there is “no more…
Environmental Working Group Keeps Eye on Farm Bill Development
…of the things they want to be emphasized in the new Farm Bill include cover crops as part of the conservation title. Cover Crops The Environmental Working Group also thinks…
Heat-Tolerant Broccoli for the Future
…Service (ARS) scientists are looking to change that by developing new varieties that grow in warm temperatures. ARS plant geneticist Mark Farnham and his team in Charleston, South Carolina, have…
Above Normal Temperatures Through the End of 2017
The National Weather Service is calling for above normal temperatures in the contiguous U.S. over the last three months of 2017. The National Weather Service says the greatest chance of…
Forage Industry Updated at Field Day
…discussed, as tolerance for glyphosate continues to be a concern. Attendees were also provided with information on the prevalence of sugarcane aphid in forage sorghum crops and pest management techniques…
Entomologist Frank Zalom Delivers 2017 ARS B. Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture at ASHS Conference
…common goal of industrywide improvements in pest and pesticide management for individual crops such as almonds, tomatoes, strawberries, grapes, and olives. IPM benefits most from a transdisciplinary approach to developing…
USDA Trade Mission to Expand Export Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture in Brazil
…Programs for USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. “The country’s growing population and rising per-capita income, coupled with the fact that Brazilian consumers have a high regard for U.S. products and brands,…
2016 Sales of U.S. Certified Organic Agricultural Production Up
…of national and state data on certified organic production. It was expanded in 2016 from previous years to include fresh and processed information separately for all fruit and berry crops,…
Growers Set for Sizable Walnut Harvest
…applied versus water needed by the trees at that point in the season.” Lightle stated. High temperatures became a significant concern at the height of summer when California experienced a…
Getting Your Garden Fall Ready
…ready for much cooler temperatures as we say our final goodbyes to summer later this week when Autumn begins. But is your garden ready? Here are a few things to…