…value to about 90 crops by increasing yields and helping to ensure superior quality harvests. Those crops include nuts, fruits, berries, and vegetables, which add color, taste, and texture to…
Eating Your Greens—Microgreens, That is!
…diet. Over the past several years, chefs have touted the taste, texture, color and delicate appearance of microgreens, which include certain herb, grain, and other vegetable crops. Interestingly, some microgreens…
Almond Matters: Helping Root Systems
…soil but not in an available form for the plant.” Lopez said they see good results from the product in tomatoes, alfalfa and some permanent crops. “It’s a plant and…
Agri View: Pesticide Residue Free Food
…almost 700 million tons of pesticide every year. They couldn’t grow crops without it. And, although there are strict regulations on how it is used, with intricate systems to remove…
Boosting Natural Defenses with a Drone
Most unmanned aerial vehicles in agriculture are being used for imaging and scouting. Parabug is putting a spin on how they use the technology. Their UAV hovers over crops and…
Agri View: Big Difference in Climate Change
…is so costly to agriculture is not climate change. Climate change is the cause of the change of all of the agriculture. New crops. New plants. Something we have not…
ARS Hydrologist Honored for Bringing Accuracy to Soil Moisture Satellite Work
…farmers to plant or harvest crops when soil moisture levels will provide the best yield. In the past, such modifications were based mostly on growers’ observations and experience. The National…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…and Phenomics of Food Crops and Animals in the Food Security Challenge Area RFA. The commodity boards provided half of the funding for the award in their topic area. The…
ChemChina Plans a Second Merger
…is looking for more control of technology in seeds, herbicides, and pesticides. The Chinese government is pushing for more control of technology despite widespread domestic opposition to genetically modified crops….
Agri View: Food and Fiber
…it is about food crops. Think about this. You mention cotton and thoughts immediately swing to Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Georgia. How about California? Well, this year California growers will…
Agri View: Hard Winter for Farmers
Everett Griner talks about how the hard winter affected farmers and their crops in today’s Agri View. This past winter was the mildest winter this country…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced nine grants totaling $7.4 million for advanced research to develop more resilient and nutritious crops and…
USDA Seeks Feedback From California and Nevada Growers
…June Agricultural Survey, also known as the Crops/Stocks Survey, and the June Area Survey are two of the most important and well-known surveys NASS conducts,” explained Chris Messer, director of…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency this week announced greater crop insurance options for farmers against unexpected decreases in their operating margin. Offered through the federal crop insurance…