Microscopic image of the fungus Trichoderma asperellum attacking a Phytophthora ramorum spore. The fungus is showing promise as a biological control agent of this pathogen, which causes Sudden Oak Death….
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Proclaims National Farmers Market Week
…of produce, fruit, meat, dairy and specialty products available from their local and regional farmers. USDA’s National Farmers Market Directory makes it easy to locate farmers markets in towns and…
Ireland Could be GMO-Free Haven
…a “reservoir” of non-GMO seed varieties in the event of an international food scare. Doyle says he believes Ireland could be a seed bank for mainstream arable crops such as…
Agri View: Soybean Potential
Everett Griner talks about soybean bushel per acre records in today’s Agri View. Soybean Potential Soybeans. One of our three largest crops. It is also one of the most widely…
Agricultural Chemical Use Survey Results Released
…19 states, focusing on the states that were major producers of the surveyed crops. (Fig. 1) In California, NASS collected data for 23 crops, the most number of crops selected…
Valuable Crops to Consider Growing
Cathy Isom tells you about some valuable crops you might want to consider growing. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Valuable Crops to Consider Growing Some of the…
Drought Expands Across the U.S.
The latest Drought Monitor shows soils continuing to dry out and crops suffering as drought and abnormal dryness expands and intensifies across the Plains, Midwest, northern Rockies, and Virginia. Montana…
Agri View: Lemon Imports
…California has instituted legal action to halt the imports from Argentina. The reason for this action is, they fear that their crops will be exposed to insects and disease. It…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…because they don’t show the data. 5. Negative Controls. The article says that Ben and Jerry’s sources ingredients from non-GE crops. So where would any glyphosate signal come from? The…
Chlorpyrifos Ban Introduced in U.S. Senate
…a number of crops such as soybeans, wheat, alfalfa, citrus, tree nuts, peanuts, vegetables, and others, from losses to insect pests. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
SoftBank Investing in Indoor Vertical Farming Company
…claims it has cracked the code on growing crops indoors efficiently. Plenty uses a vertical growing plane to grow leafy greens in a 52,000-square foot South San Francisco facility. The…
Agri View: Winter Storm Losses
…did. That is the way 2017 will be for peach farmers in Georgia. They lost about 80 percent of their crops to that late winter freeze. If you put that…
Almond Board: Reducing Harvest Dust
…large crops of recent years, it has become more and more common for almonds to be stockpiled, either in the orchard or at the huller/shellers. To avoid insect damage, stockpiles…
Sacramento County Farm Bureau Celebrates Centennial
…seed stock and cattle. Sacramento County is the 25th largest agriculture producing county in the state. The county’s total agricultural production is close $500 million. The top five crops in…