…This Land of Ours. If you’ve never done it before, why not plant flowers alongside the vegetables in your garden? They have a remarkable ability to keep your veggie crop…
U.S. Government to Spend $50 Million in Seed Quality
…pests, and previously unseen crop diseases. The release also says, “The Seeds for the Future Act will increase farmers’ access to these 21st-century seeds by making much-needed investments in breeding…
Crop Protection Companies Readying for Robot Sprayers
A solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels was recently moving through a field of sugar beets in Switzerland. The robot scans rows of crops with its camera,…
Agri View: The Fight with Field Runoff
…know it takes rain to grow a crop. When it rains it washes the fertilizer, weed killer, and insecticides off of the field into the nearby ditches and small creeks…
Almond Matters: Ant Management in Orchards
…crop. “The UC IPM guidelines list two species that are a problem as pest ants on almonds and that’s the southern fire ant and the pavement ant…so you want to…
Gardening Simplified, Self-Seeding Crops
…then here are some of the crops that are recommended. Basil and garlic. Great crops that will keep replanting themselves and are also good at attracting pollinators and repelling pests….
China Drops Investigations, Top Market for Sorghum Reopens
…sorghum exports to China won’t resume immediately, the announcement comes roughly a month before the U.S. sorghum harvest is set to begin, boding well for new-crop sales. From the National…
Fifth Crow Farm – An Ecosystem of Sustainability
…few crops. With NRCS’s help, Fifth Crow developed special cover crop mixes and rotation plans for more than 30 crops and flowers. As a result the organic matter in the…
Strawberry Crops Rebound After Freeze Damage
Central Coast growers have seen strawberry crops rebound after early damage caused by cold weather. California experienced a series of storms and freezing temperatures in early spring that had many…
House Expects Farm Bill Vote on Friday
…by phasing out all subsidies over time. The Crop Insurance and Reinsurance Bureau sent a letter on Wednesday asking Congress to do no harm to crop insurance. From the National…
Agri View: Crop Prospects
…is missing from the report. The USDA Crop Planting Report came out back in late March. The portion I received only covered the Southeast. It prophesied some of the changes…
Almond Update: Subjective Forecast Eases Damage Concerns
The subjective forecast for the 2018 almond crop is 2.3 billion pounds. That’s a 1.3% increase over last year’s production. Of course this is good news for the industry, even…
Growers Hear Update on Walnut Pruning Trial
…we prune these trees in the beginning, the more crop we set up earlier…the cropping patterns will eventually probably be the same, but they are a little bit different because…
Agri View: Georgia Citrus Expanding Thanks to Research
…a milder climate. It looks like Georgia farmers have done what they all do. They have found a new crop to grow. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……