How the Right Vineyard Equipment Can Help Bring the Heat Against Frost By Thomas Skernivitz|March 6, 2022 Grape growers have options toward the protection of established vineyards. Read More
Cox Farms Launches as One of the Largest Greenhouse Growers in North America Posted by Growing Produce Staff|March 28, 2024
Healthy Soils at Center of New $5 Million Initiative for California Citrus Growers By California Farm Bureau|March 27, 2024
This Cool Pest Prediction Tool Comes in Handy for Potato Growers By Thomas Skernivitz|March 2, 2022 See how the digital application calculates potato pest populations in much the same way weather is forecast.
Let’s Focus on the Less-Discussed Weather Threats to Agriculture By Carol Miller|February 16, 2022 Hurricanes and wildfires get a lot of press. But what about other weather shifts impacting production?
State of Emergency in Florida To Help Growers Affected by Record Cold By Paul Rusnak|February 3, 2022 Executive Order signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis covers more than 30 counties over the next 60 days.
Cold Snap Lights Fire Under Florida Farmers To Take Stock of Crops By Paul Rusnak|January 31, 2022 Freeze damage assessments are underway in fields following frigid air invasion.
Feeling a Cooldown? 2021 Was the Planet’s 6th Warmest on Record Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 14, 2022 Scientists crunch the temperatures on another wild weather year.
How Climate Change Is Putting the Clamps on California Ag By The Conversation|December 16, 2021 Distinguished University of California Professor of Engineering gives his educated take on why the state’s water troubles aren’t going away anytime soon.
2021 Heat Dome Effect Puts a Lid on Pome Fruit Postharvest Plans By Thomas Skernivitz|November 30, 2021 The Pacific Northwest’s summer heat wave results in unfilled bins and smaller fruit, with some bright spots.
Texas Citrus Crop on the Comeback Trail from Winter Storm Damage By AgriLife Today|November 29, 2021 Latest field report from Texas A&M shows there are signs of life in groves following last February’s freak freeze event.
Drought’s Double-Edge Sword: Can It Put a Damper on Plant Disease? By Steven T. Koike|November 24, 2021 Lack of water poses a threat to growers’ crops – and pathogens. Find out why.
How the Practice of Keeping Pesticide Sprays in Place Just Got Easier By Thomas Skernivitz|November 15, 2021 Inversion unveiled as attaching a 30-foot mast to a weather station helps define ideal spray time.
By the Numbers: How the 2021 Wet Season in South Florida Stacks up Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 12, 2021 Despite another Atlantic hurricane season that exhausted its list of names, rainfall amounts across the Sunshine State stay the course.
Timely Rainfall Brings a Ray of Sunshine for Virginia Apple Growers By Virginia Farm Bureau Federation|October 20, 2021 Local growers are reporting their harvests are among the best they’ve seen in recent years.
Climate Conditions Go In for a Double Dip: Here Comes La Niña – Again!? Posted by Paul Rusnak|October 19, 2021 The tell-tale atmospheric phenomenon is setting up shop for the second winter in a row. Here’s what it might mean for weather across the U.S.
Historic Heat Wave Still Has PNW Berry Growers Feeling the Burn By Thomas Skernivitz|October 5, 2021 Producers and researchers left to regroup and strategize in the wake of extreme weather event.
Going Dry: Can California Groundwater Supply Fully Recover from Drought? By UC Riverside News|October 4, 2021 Learn more about a new study that digs down deep into the true impact of arid climate conditions on irrigation reserve.
Hurricane Ida Toll on Louisiana Ag Adds up to More than Half Billion in Damages By Paul Rusnak|September 27, 2021 Estimates across crop segments staggering in wake of major storm’s assault on the Bayou State and beyond.
‘Season of Shivers’ Coming? The Cold Hard Truth from Old Farmer’s Almanac Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 1, 2021 One Winter 2021-2022 extended forecast warns of what could be one of the longest and coldest campaigns in years.
Wading Through Water Woes: California Growers Face Uncertain Future By David Eddy|August 31, 2021 State’s water situation grows increasingly dire, though fruit and nut growers should fare better than others in the long run.
On Fire! Earth Just Sizzled Way to Its Hottest Month on Record Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 24, 2021 New global high temperature distinction is 142 years in the making. See just how hot it got.