Water
New technology reduces ag water consumption
Faculty at the University of Georgia have invented an easy-to-use, GPS-based technology that allows farmers to more accurately target irrigation needs, reducing water consumption by an average of 15 percent. ForbesTo read more, click here. more »
Vegetable growers have a lot to learn at the 2011 EXPO
Vegetable growers have a lot to learn at the 2011 EXPOThis year's Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO will offer a variety of educational sessions and special events. There should be something of... more »
Haygrove Brit Tour: Day 2
Day two our our tour finds us at Cobrey Farms, the UK's largest asparagus operation. Grower John Chinn estimates that his farm grows 27 percent of the UK's asparagus crop, with 1,000 acres in the... more »
Tunnels, varieties double UK berry yields
Strawberries are "far and away" the most valuable fruit crop grown in the United Kingdom, said Dave Simpson, who's been breeding strawberries at East Malling Research (EMR), a fruit research facility in East Malling, England,... more »
Stone heat storage system cuts greenhouse costs
Technology developed in Thailand could have an energy-saving application for North American greenhouses.A University of Guelph researcher said the system employs the use of an underground stone heat sink in combination with solar thermal collectors... more »
Farmers weather losses to rainfall
Pumpkins lie in soggy patches on the Durr Farm, ripe with white mold or already rotting from the bottoms.Fields of giant golden sunflowers that once stood tall and swayed gently on the Chesterfield farm now... more »
Harvest container cleaning keeps people from getting sick
Clean and sanitary harvest containers are critically important in harvesting crops that are consumer-ready. They can also help decrease post-harvest losses from scratches and soiling on sensitive products like peaches and summer squash.There are four... more »
California’s water wars
The west side of the Central Valley supports California's booming agricultural prosperity. We can't afford to let it go dry. Los Angeles TimesTo read more, click here. more »
Heat wave may be conducive to black streak development in celery
The most recent weather forecast for Michigan predicts temperatures ranging from 90 to 97°F for the next six to seven days. Based on studies conducted from 2006 to 2010 and observations from many Michigan celery... more »
Irrigation experiments continue at MSU asparagus field
At an experimental asparagus field in western Michigan, researchers and students are trying to find the best way to irrigate the perennial crop.The research being done on the 2.5-acre field in asparagus-rich Oceana County is... more »
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