…contain numerous vitamins and minerals. They are rich in antioxidants and other healthy fats, improve overall heart health and bone health, control blood sugar levels, and reduce the risk of…
Application Tips to Protect Your Operation from Fire Ants
…when ants are active and foraging (when soil temperature is above 60 degrees Fahrenheit). To determine when ants are foraging, place a crumbled potato chip near the mound and apply…
Research Shows Vegetables May Help Mental Health
…your mental health.” Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Research Shows Vegetables May Help Mental Health Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson…
Almond Matters: Taking Care of Perennial Grasses in Orchards
…water also causes seeds that have been dormant for a while in the soil to germinate,” Burkdoll noted. ”With the potential for weed germination if you didn’t get a preemergent…
Vilsack Announces School Lunch Actions
…elementary school in Greeley, Colorado. “The Biden-Harris Administration believes that a healthier future for our country starts with our children,” said Vilsack. “Continuing to make school meals healthier and available…
Almond Matters: Waterlogged Orchards Likely to See Heavy Disease Pressures
…work as quickly as possible in between rain events to get preventative applications out in orchards. “If it saturated soils in where it was flooded and you can get that…
Agronomic Minute: Sensors to Help Fine-Tune Precision Irrigation Systems
…the plant has to do to pull water from the soil,” said Kisekka. “More recently, we now have sensors that appear promising to give us data that is comparable to…
Vidalia Onion Season Date Announced
…many look forward to this time of year. The pack date is determined by soil and weather conditions during the growing season, which contributes to high-quality Vidalia onions. The Vidalia…
Plant Biostimulant Act: ‘Critically Important’ to Industry
…biostimulant definition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture would also be assigned to study how biostimulants can contribute to soil health. “Biostimulants support environmental stewardship by improving the efficiencies of fertilizer…
Presidential Budget Addresses Conservation and Research
…USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to help increase conservation adoption and farm income. Also included in the budget is incentives for cover cropping and making improvements to soil organic matter….
USDA Celebrates First National Biobased Products Day
…Americans in rural areas. This assistance supports infrastructure improvements; business development; housing; community facilities such as schools, public safety and health care; and high-speed internet access in rural, tribal and…
Application Deadlines Approaching for EQIP and CSP
…installing buffer strips, or implementing ecologically-based pest management approaches are all considered CSP enhancements. CSP practices can also help producers to improve soil health and protect water quality. Other activities…
Almond Matters: Warmer Storms Heighten Disease Risk
…left soils saturated and could complicate orchard access. “Soil is already waterlogged and then you go in and put another inch or two or three or whatever it’s going to…
Ag Safety Awareness Week: “Lead the Way in Agriculture”
…Monday with Mental Health. Preventative Health Care, Safety Culture, Situational Awareness, and Temperature-Related Safety will be the focus Tuesday-Friday, respectively. “Keeping everyone safe on America’s farms and ranches is so…