…Processors Association (WAPA) has led the charge to educate the agriculture industry on a common crime trend that is focusing on nut crops. WAPA held an emergency nut theft summit…
Citrus Greening Research Funding
…known as citrus greening disease. This funding is available through the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Citrus Disease Research and Extension Program (CDRE), which was authorized by the 2014 Farm…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
…cover crops may enable farmers who grow organic crops to save money, reduce tillage, manage weeds and pests, and reduce the risk of soil erosion, according to Montana State University…
Agri View: Cotton Producers Troubles
…to 12% below year-ago levels, so price ratios to competing crops are a bit more favorable than in 2015.” Here’s a state-by-state breakdown of 2016 intended acres versus 2015 actual…
NASS Mid-Year Surveys
USDA Seeks Feedback from California and Nevada Growers About 2016 Crops, Stocks, Inventories, Values During the next several weeks, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct…
Klamath Water Allocation Brings Relief For Farmers
After several years of drought and water shortages, irrigators in the Klamath Water Project will receive a full allocation of water to irrigate crops this season. “We had a reasonably…
Water, Markets Complicate Farms’ Planting Plans
…to global commodity supply imbalances and a strong dollar during the upcoming crop year and warn of a downturn in the U.S. farm economy, including the specialty crop sector. “It’s…
Insight from Johnsongrass Mapping
…challenge is the adoption of herbicide-resistant crops around the world. “Herbicide-resistant crops have been associated with a dramatic increase in herbicide-resistant weeds,” Patterson said. “With 21 genetically similar but different…
Save the Bees
…need bees to survive. Without them, we would not be able to produce a number of crops—including berries, fruits, vegetables, almonds and other tree nuts. One in every three bites…
Protecting Bloom from Spring Freeze
…temperature you can protect to. by Mark Longstroth, Michigan State University Extension Many Michigan blueberry and strawberry growers use sprinkler systems to protect their crops spring freezes. The system is…
Spring Fruit Blossoms
…fruit crops by Mark Longstroth, Michigan State University Extension During the winter, fruit trees can withstand very cold temperatures. As fruit trees develop in the spring and buds start to…
Agri View: Drone On
…to planting and harvesting crops. All told, the agricultural robot market is expected to grow to $16.3 billion by 2020 from $817 million in 2013, according to the latest Bank…
Agri View: Driverless Tractors
…driverless tractor designed for vegetable and root crops. This new tractor could even handle slight headland turns. Current driverless tractor technologies build on recent developments in unmanned vehicles and agricultural…
DPR Fumigant Notification Workshops
…pests that would otherwise destroy their crops. While the use of these chemicals by growers is strictly regulated the current rules that govern what triggers a notification vary depending on…