Self-Pollinating Plant Shows Rapid Loss of Genetic Variation
Without bumble bees, a flowering plant that can self-pollinate lost substantial genetic variation within only nine generations, an experimental study found. A group of “selfing”…
Monitor Crop and Soil Moisture for Turn-Key Decision Making
Move from simple data collection to putting data in action By Sonja Gjerde Smart water management saves farmers money and supports agricultural sustainability.Tools available today…
Ag Workforce Coalition Calls on Congress to Address Labor Crisis
445 agricultural trade associations, agribusinesses, and farmer co-ops on a letter to Senate leaders urging the passage of an agriculture workforce reform bill this Congress. “American…
Does Dew Provide Water to Plants?
Plant life in drier regions rely on an unsuspecting water source One of the prettiest sights first thing in the morning is finding dew droplets…
USDA Food Safety Cost Share Program
USDA Farm Service Agency has launched the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) Program, a new cost share program that provides financial assistance for…
What are Public Food Forests?
Research looks at ways to increase adoption of public food forests in communities Public food forests exist on publicly owned or stewarded land. They are designed…
Insect and Weed Control Field Tour
Washington State University will be hosting an insect and weed control field tour on July 20th from 2-4 pm. Join them at the WSU Commercial Vegetable Farm…
Teleos Ag Stewardship Trainings
Teleos Ag Solutions will be hosting two fumigation stewardship training events in August. The first will be in Moses Lake on August 2 at the Big…
Have a Safe and Happy Independence Day!
“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” — Ronald Reagan
Certis Rolls Out New Nematicide
Certis Biologicals has launched MeloCon LC, a water-dispersible concentrate containing spores from a naturally occurring soil fungus which controls a variety of harmful nematodes at every lifecycle…
