At the start of USDA’s 2020 Agriculture Outlook Forum on February 20, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Agriculture Innovation Agenda, a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research…
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During the week ending February 17, U.S. on-highway diesel fuel prices averaged $2.89 per gallon, 2 cents lower than the previous week and 11.6 cents below last year. Average diesel…
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What Recent Soil Biology and Soil Organic Matter Discoveries Mean for Soil Management By Andrew McGuire, Washington State University Extension Agronomist “This changes everything.” That is how everything is presented…
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New system is ideal for farmers who apply liquid fertilizer during planting and want accurate nutrient placement. As input costs continue to rise, farmers are looking for ways to enhance…
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Light supplies of Mexican onions passing through south Texas are showing up for the first time this year. Demand is light, and the price reflects this, with jumbos at $11…
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South Georgia Equipment (SGE) has opened a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Lincolnton, Georgia. SGE managers say this puts the company in a position to handle any project of any size…
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Paarlberg Farms in Grant Park, Illinois, is selling some used onion equipment to focus more on growing grain. The farm has harvesters, conveyors, an onion mill set and much more,…
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BioSafe Systems has announced that OxiDate 5.0, a bactericide/fungicide, has been approved in California. With this approval, BioSafe Systems can now manufacture, deliver and sell the product in California. OxiDate 5.0…
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By Gina Greenway, Agricultural Economist and Assistant Professor, College of Idaho With another year’s onion harvest in the books, a familiar problem remains a timely concern. Thrips and thrips-transmitted Iris…
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Oregon State University entomologist Silvia Rondon has received the Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management from the Entomological Society of America (ESA). The award recognizes outstanding contributions that have…
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