…will increase ownership of drones. “If you asked FAA last month, they would say that a farmer flying a drone to look at his crops is illegal. It’s commercial use,”…
Farming from the Heart- Our Future
In the agriculture industry we understand the circle of life quite well. The seasons change, the crops are harvested, the animals go to feed the world. And by the next…
Agri View: Vines Controlling Temperature
Everett Griner talks about how vines can be used to fight rising temperature in today’s Agri View. Vines Controlling Temperature From: University of Arizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…
Monitoring Anthracnose After Wet Spring
…the dry springs we’ve had the last couple of years,” Lightle said. Anthracnose can be a significant issue as Lightle says it affects the crops marketability. “Obviously it causes direct…
World Food Prize Honors
…which the four distinguished 30th Anniversary World Food Prize Laureates are being honored in 2016 – the development and implementation of biofortification, breeding critical vitamins and micronutrients into staple crops,…
Agri View: Pesticide Use and Losing Ability to Produce
…not available, entire crops could be wiped out and the stability of our food supply would be destroyed. For example: “Without pesticides, U.S. food production would drop and food prices…
Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook
…its first forecast for the 2016 U.S. sweet cherry crop at 318,000 tons, down 6 percent from a year ago. Smaller crops in the two largest producing States—Washington and California—…
July 4th Food Safety
…bacteria thrive and multiply more quickly in warmer temperatures, foodborne illness can spike during summer,” said Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety Al Almanza. “This is likely because people are…
Grove Shows Need for Soil Moisture Tools
…with the water available. “Tensiometers are one tool,” Rosecrans says. “I have a couple weather stations with moisture probes attached to them. I use an irrigation calculator for many crops…
Safe Fruit and Juice
…Ours. Safe Fruit and Juice From: USDA Agricultural Research Service Appalachian Fruit Research Station Genetic Enhancement of Fruit Crops Research Unit FasTrack Breeding Initiative ‘FasTrack’ plums flowering and fruiting in…
Snowpack Runoff Forecasts Drop Significantly
…we get 100 percent of precipitation, we will absolutely not have 100 percent of runoff. That, combined with the warmer temperatures, we really saw a drop in the runoff forecasts.”…
National Pollinator Week
…flowering plants, and nearly 75% of our crops. Often we may not notice the hummingbirds, bats, bees, beetles, butterflies, and flies that carry pollen from one plant to another as…
Climate Smart Israel – to Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee
…the major crops in the world: wheat, soybeans, rice, corn, canola, tomatoes and peppers. Top Seeds is its subsidiary that specializes in vegetable seeds. The company’s plant breeding process can…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…helps to sustain natural resources. More than three dozen NRCS conservation practices, such as prescribed grazing and cover crops, can provide direct benefits to pollinators. In recent years, NRCS has…