By Sita Thapa, Elisabeth Darling and Marisol Quintanilla, Michigan State University Nematodes can cause both quantitative and qualitative yield loss for carrot growers. For example,…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $11 million to 21 grant projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and…
The world around you is teeming with life you can’t see. Plants, soil, water, insects – even your hair and skin – are home to…
The 2019 National Farmers Market Manager Survey was undertaken with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Agricultural Marketing…
Botanical oil-based pesticides are effective tools for any integrated pest management program. Many specialty crop growers are still learning how to unlock the advantages of…
Vive Crop Protection recently added Helena Agri-Enterprises to its distribution network as part of Vive’s growth strategy throughout the United States.Dan Bihlmeyer, VP Global Sales at…
Carbohydrates have traditionally been the largest source of energy intake for much of the world’s population. However, without a standard definition for carbohydrate quality, some…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a $220 million investment in…
Chlormequat chloride, chlorothalonil and tebuconazole are under a preliminary risk assessment in the registration review of pesticides by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Comments are…
By Ali Montazar, Irrigation and Water Management Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, Imperial, Riverside and San Diego Counties Figure 2. A monitoring station is…
