…time difference for beets. But, if you have a 120 day growing season, you could get three or four rotations of baby crops instead of struggling to get two rounds…
Hemp Holds Value for Organic Growers
…your soil to make it available for that plant and a lot of that we can turn back under into the soil.” Hemp crops have expansive root systems which present…
Growing Your Own Baby Vegetables
…cases, such as baby vegetables that are grown in cool weather, they can even be sweeter than their older, more weathered versions would be. Most annual root crops can be…
How to Rid Your Garden of Potato Bugs
…potato beetles, in both adult and larval forms, chew the leaves on garden plants and can defoliate entire crops if you don’t get rid of them quickly. Potato bugs can…
2020 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs Open
…in 2018 PLC, the following crops met payment triggers: barley, canola, corn, dry peas, grain sorghum, lentils, peanuts, and wheat. Oats and soybeans did not meet 2018 PLC payment triggers….
The Western View: More Midwest Flooding: Can California Fill The Gap?
…harvest, according to the USDA. Michigan growers are down an estimated 9 to 15 % in all crops. Credit: Ken Schulze / Shutterstock.com Some might think this doesn’t seem so…
Chlorpyrifos Sales to End in California by February 2020
…stated that the agency will be aggressive in its enforcement of the regulations. Chlorpyrifos has been used in multiple different crops including almonds, walnuts, citrus, grapes, and cotton to control…
Citrus Grower Offer Extended
…cost. Check out Nufarm TreeFirst program details. Mycoshield is EPA approved for use on citrus fruit crops in Nevada, Texas, Arizona, and Florida through June 28, 2020 per a Section…
Bailey Appointed to USDA Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
…allowed regional specialty crop growers to dramatically increase sales of their crops. Prior to that, Bailey worked at McEvoy of Marin for 12 years. He started in horticultural operations in…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 10-08-19
…the Fence Line event preparing you for unwanted protest, the Shasta Dam Project that might be in jeopardy and why summer months mean less time for cover crops to grow….
Scientists Release First Map of Areas Suitable for Spotted Lanternfly Establishment in U.S. and World
…pests of many agricultural crops including almonds, apples, blueberries, cherries, peaches, grapes and hops as well as hardwoods such as oak, walnut and poplar, among others. USDA and State partners have been…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
…often designed for field crops, but equally safe, effective and economical for growers of minor/specialty crops—including fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture) –…
Things You Shouldn’t Throw into the Compost Bin
…is vital. Without this knowledge, you could ruin your entire finished compost or, even worse, infect and kill next year’s worth of crops. Some of the things you shouldn’t throw…
President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Bill to Fund Farm Payments
…$16.4 million in funding to support the new help production program under the 2018 Farm Bill. The measure also forgoes the matching requirement of the Specialty Crop Research Initiative. Lawmakers…