Crop Management
High tunnels boost South Carolina produce
High tunnels installed in farm fields could extend the South Carolina growing season and boost production of specialty crops desired by high-end restaurants and other buyers. Clemson University Extension agent Zachary Snipes is testing the... more »
USDA-NASS survey focuses on Illinois production practices
On July 1, the Heartland Regional Field Office of the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) began mailing out surveys asking Illinois farmers about the techniques they utilize in accordance with the state's Nutrient Loss Reduction... more »
SCDA website assists farmers with Farm Aid application
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) has launched a new tool on the SCDA website to help farmers who suffered crop loss due to last year’s flooding apply for South Carolina Farm Aid grants.... more »
Storage techniques transform vegetable industry
Cooling has been central to the idea of food preservation almost as long as civilization has been around. Evidence for cooling by evaporation or storing in caves goes back thousands of years. Ice houses were... more »
Hearings scheduled for proposed ag practices rules in Vermont
The Vermont Department of Agriculture has scheduled public hearings for a final draft of proposed Required Agricultural Practices rules. Public hearings on the proposed rules begin June 21 in St. Albans. Hearings are scheduled in Brandon,... more »
Rotational restrictions limit corn and soybean herbicide choices
Growing the same crops on soil year after year results in buildup of insects, diseases and weeds that reduce yields and quality. Vegetable growers are looking for new ground on which to produce their crops.... more »
Tomatoes see ripening problems in high tunnels
May was a very cool, cloudy and wet month, which is having all kinds of repercussions now and into the summer for field crops. Gordon Johnson and Kate Everts talked about some of these vegetable... more »
Forage radish is cream of cover crops
When it comes to the most beneficial cover crops farmers can use to suppress weeds and increase production values, University of New Hampshire scientists have found that forage radish is at the top of the... more »
Marrone Bio to distribute Bio-Tam 2.0
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. and Isagro USA, Inc. announced a distribution agreement under which Marrone Bio will distribute the Isagro Trichoderma based biofungicide to agricultural crop markets in California, Oregon, Washington and Arizona under the Bio-Tam 2.0... more »
Roger Rennekamp tapped to lead Ohio State University Extension
Roger Rennekamp, the associate dean for Outreach and Engagement at Oregon State University, has been named the next director of Ohio State University Extension.Bruce A. McPheron, Ohio State's vice president for agricultural administration and dean... more »