Water

Urban Growers go High-tech to Feed City Dwellers

Terry Fujimoto sees the future of agriculture in the exposed roots of the leafy greens he and his students grow in thin streams of water at a campus greenhouse. San Francisco Chronicle more »

All’s Fair in Drought and Farming

Corn and tomatoes are both water hogs on the farm. But in North Carolina's continuing drought, the first crop suffered heavy losses for the second consecutive year, while the latter prospered. Mountain Xpress more »

UK Asparagus Grower Extends His Season

Extending the season for fresh asparagus production in the United States would be of great benefit to the industry, from efficiencies of scale all the way to marketing. A United Kingdom grower has been experimenting... more »

Cattle Vaccine Reduces E. coli O157, Approved in Canada

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced Oct. 27 that Econiche, the world's first vaccine designed to reduce the shedding by cattle of Escherichia coli O157:H7, has received full licensing approval from the... more »

Shifting Acreage, Consumer Demand Shape Seed Industry

Consumer-oriented traits like taste, size, shape, texture and color have been reshaping the vegetable seed industry for years, but recent shifts in acreage toward local markets or commodity crops have been at least as influential,... more »

There is Not Much Food in the Forest

It'll be 35 years next spring since I made my biggest haul ever collecting morel mushrooms. I remember because my oldest son, who just turned 35, was about nine months old and I was carrying... more »

Chateau herbicide registered

Through a series of new registrations and expanded label updates, more growers across a variety of specialty crops will be able to use Chateau herbicide to control their tough weeds next season. Valent U.S.A. Corporation's... more »

Containment System is Totally Tubular for Organic Growers

When drought, weeds and contaminated topsoil conspired to kill Tom Buehrle's wildflower garden, he came up with an idea he thinks has the potential to revolutionize the organic vegetable industry. It started with a piece... more »

Specialty Crops get Short Shrift in Weed Control

If herbicides were a meal, the major commodity crops – corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, cotton – would be enjoying a gourmet feast, while fruits, vegetables, nuts and ornamentals would be lucky to get the scraps... more »

Durivo Registered

EPA has registered Syngenta Crop Protection's Durivo insecticide for use in vegetable crops, including leafy and fruiting vegetables, brassicas and cucurbits. State registrations or specific crop and/or pest uses may still be pending in certain... more »

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