…life stages but pupae are well suited in this case as they are just sitting there in the soil,” he said. Because of those considerations, biological options fit well into…
Items to Cross Off the Garden To-Do List This Month
…is to feed the soil around them. If you’re growing potatoes and corn, hill up soil and top dress with a high nitrogen fertilizer. Now is the right time to…
Three Easy Methods for Growing Gourmet Potatoes
…quarter of the way with soil or mulch. Mulch beds – a no-dig method where potatoes are placed in loosened soil and then covered with about a foot of organic…
How to Deal with Sawflies in Your Garden
…pests a place to overwinter. Turning over the soil will expose cocoons, that may be overwintering, and birds love to feed on them. Small infestations are often managed simply by…
Pre-Harvest Testing Guidance to Bolster Leafy Greens Food Safety
…soil amendments and crop inputs. “This is a way to get that information out, to put some guidance in place, and honestly to better our entire leafy greens community,” Sutton…
Regional Conservation Partnership Program Projects Receive $330 in Investment
…natural resource concerns while supporting efforts to combat the climate crisis. The partnerships are aimed at improving water quality, combatting the effects of drought, enhancing soil health, and supporting wildlife…
Tomato Plant Disease that Can Stick Around for Years
…the soil-borne pathogen Alternaria solani, and this fungus can stick around for years because it overwinters in the soil, even in cold climates. Most early blight cases won’t kill your…
Almond Matters: Lack of Rain Affecting Preemergent Efficacy
…herbicide absorption into the soil and poor absorption into the soils,” Burkdoll noted. Some growers will have more of an issue this year with weeds, requiring a more vigorous approach…
Common Tomato Plant Disease to Watch for in the Garden
…sign is small, round spots on the fruits that gradually increase in size and darken in the center. Anthracnose lives in the soil, and when infected water splashes onto the…
USDA Investing Nearly $22 Million to Improve Soil Health and Climate Smart Ag
…(AFRI), NIFA has awarded $6.3 million for 14 Soil Health grants and an additional $5.4 million for seven Signals in the Soil grants. A new AFRI program area priority called, “Extension, Education, and…
Reduced Rice Plantings Provide Opportunity to Address Weed Issues
…then once the soil dries, going out and doing a shallow tillage and then repeating the process,” Brim-DeForest noted. “If they are able to do it especially multiple times, it…
NRCS Seeking Project Proposals for On-Farm Trials
…conservation approaches to improve soil health. Program priorities for On-Farm Trials include climate-smart ag solutions, soil health demonstration trials, irrigation water management, and management technology and strategies. The overall purpose…
Almond Matters: Precision Irrigation Even More Vital in Dry Years
…to the crop need. If you do that and you’re monitoring the soil moisture, you can keep the crop at an optimum level of hydration and maximize yield, or at…
CRP Expansion to Provide Further Participation Incentive
…what it does best—preserve topsoil, sequester carbon, and reduce the impacts of climate change,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a press release. “We’re working in partnership with producers and…