The following is attributed to Acting USDA Secretary Kevin Shea and Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. After more than a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was…
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Radishes can be used as biofumigants and break up soil Integrating cover crops into a farming system can be beneficial in more ways than one. The Sustainable, Secure Food Blog explores…
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Spectrum Technologies Inc. has released the FieldScout TDR 250 Economy Soil Moisture Meter as the latest addition to the TDR product line. The new model offers the same measurement accuracy at a more…
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97% of Vive customers plan to re-use Vive products and 94% would recommend Vive products to their neighbors. The recent grower survey was completed by more than 30% of identified…
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Bayer Vegetable Seeds has announced the opening of a new distribution center in Valdosta, Ga. The center will help Bayer support fruit and vegetable growers in the Southeast United States…
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Onion Shipping Point Prices for February 8, 2021 Michigan has run out of onions and dropped off our report, but Mexico Crossings through South Texas are on for the first…
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Preventing Pests and Diseases at Ports of Entry and Across the U.S. The United Nations declared 2020 and 2021 the International Years of Plant Health. This initiative promotes the value…
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Root Architecture, Formation Play Key Roles in Modifying Soil Plant roots modify soil in different ways depending on the root’s architecture. This Soil Science Society of America’s (SSSA) February 1st…
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A five-part virtual workshop series for agricultural producers and professionals in the Pacific Northwest has been scheduled. February 16 – Cover Crop Use in the West and the Western Cover…
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2021 Pesticide Pre-License Training is online this year via Zoom (no camera required) video conferencing. Notes Class 1: Feb. 15-18 (daily 9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. MST)Class 2: March 1-4…
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