…quality through use of cover crops, conservation crop rotations and other activities that increase soil productivity. Use water wisely and improve water quality through enhancements such as more efficient irrigation…
Hortau Secures $10 Million Investment to Further Growth in North America
…easy-to-use mobile software, reports to growers how crops are faring in real time – before stresses such as drought or lack of aeration can have a negative impact on the…
El Nino Could Bring Vine Mealybug Relief
The wet El Nino weather might help slow the rising problem grape growers are seeing with the vine mealybug. Vine Mealybug Relief The number of generations the vine mealybug can…
Welcome Rains May Be a Challenge to Almond Blossoms
…ambient temperatures above 55 degrees F, wind less than 15 mph and no rain, explains Dr. Franz Niederholzer, farm advisor for Sutter, Yuba and Colusa counties. “The more bee hours…
Evolution of Plant Breeding at ASTA Conference
…concerning the development, marketing and movement of seed, associated products and services throughout the world. ASTA promotes the development of better seed to produce better crops for a better quality…
Syngenta, ChemChina Deal Looks Imminent
…choice for growers and ongoing R&D investment across technology platforms and across crops. Our commitment to cost and capital efficiency will remain unchanged.” Ren Jianxin, Chairman of ChemChina, said: “The…
Agri View: Pecan Crop
…of the start of the pecan harvest, when weather conditions were less than ideal. Georgia producers prefer cooler temperatures and drier weather, which help to preserve the crop for as…
First-ever UC ANR Newsmakers Seminar at World Ag Expo
…Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist in agronomic crops and director of the UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center Bob Hutmacher, Ph.D. – UC ANR Cooperative Extension specialist…
Annual ASTA Vegetable and Flower Seed Meeting Underway
…world. ASTA promotes the development of better seed to produce better crops for a better quality of life. ASTA’s Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference offers unrivaled networking and educational opportunities…
Effects of Drought for Forests and Rangelands
…some regions of the U.S. will become drier and that most will have more extreme variations in precipitation. Even if current drought patterns remained unchanged, warmer temperatures will amplify drought…
Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
…they are interested in producing crops that has been a wetland, and the opportunity to convert that wetland but only to do so if they offset that loss of benefits…
Food Prices pt. 2
…might stay where they are now possibly rising another 1 percent. Fruits and veggies could rise up to 3 and a half percent. Cereal and baked goods only about one…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…egg prices Retail food operations rarely have the same options as wholesalers. At least two local bakers say they’re eating the rising cost of one of their most important commodities….
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…combined with its easy-to-use mobile software, reports to growers how crops are faring in real time – before stresses such as drought or lack of aeration can have a negative…