…help reduce the spread of invasive plant pests. Each year, invasive insects and plant diseases cause an estimated $40 billion in damages to plants, including key agricultural crops. Agriculture Secretary…
Agronomic Minute: Being Proactive with Mite Control in Vineyards
Mite control will become even more of a priority for growers with temperatures expected to rise in the coming weeks. Technical Services Manager for UPL North America, Katie Driver explained…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 04-03-23
…weed suppression using cover crops and another episode of the Agronomic Minute. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News…
AgNet Weekly: Food as Medicine
…While most agriculture news podcasts focus primarily on Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty crops, their regions, and their related industries. AgNet Weekly also traverses the legislative issues of the…
Grape Growers Facing Odd Year for Disease Pressures
…MINDFUL OF MATERIAL SELECTION Adding to the disease concerns is the high likelihood of powdery mildew being particularly problematic this year. High levels of moisture and warming temperatures in the…
Almond Matters: Taking Care of Perennial Grasses in Orchards
…weeks is a good time to go out because the summer grasses are starting to come on,” Burkdoll explained. “We’re into spring now, so as the temperatures warm up those…
Agronomic Minute: Keeping Tree Nuts Safe from Pest Pressures
…in orchards.” Some NOW activity can be seen in late April. PTB will begin to wake up from hibernation as the temperatures increase. Driver said the first generation will generally…
Shift in Leaffooted Bug Species Impacting California Almonds
…be critical for management efforts. The pest feeds on a variety of different crops which can make management particularly difficult as it migrates between different food sources. “In the laboratory,…
State AGs Encourage Congressional Action on Right to Repair Legislation
…price and quickly enough to harvest their crops.” The coalition of 28 AGs highlights three pieces of legislation that Congress should be considering more heavily. Introduced in 2021, the Fair…
AgNet Weekly: Court Ruling on WOTUS, Black Vulture Relief Act Introduced
…on political issues. While most agriculture news podcasts focus primarily on Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty crops, their regions, and their related industries. AgNet Weekly also traverses the legislative…
Farm Operations Support Act Aims to Suspend H-2A Wage Increases
…rising input costs while maintaining worker pay and protections and allow U.S. farmers to continue doing what they do best.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director,…
Floodwaters Create ‘Situational Crisis’ for California Dairy Farmers
…in the season. The abundance of floodwaters has largely destroyed feed crops in the area. “We’ve probably lost the entire year’s wheat crop in the south valley which really sucks…
California Storms Continue Taking a Toll on Agriculture
…broken levee caused devastating flooding. Multiple atmospheric river events that have come through the area have impacted the production of a variety of different crops. Strawberries in particular have taken…
AgNet Weekly: New Rules for the Organic Industry
…more than 10 years, she has specialized in agriculture news focused on political issues. While most agriculture news podcasts focus primarily on Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty crops, their…