How To Manage Early Blight in Your Potato Crops

Unlike synthetic fertilizers, biofertilizers introduce or stimulate living organisms to improve soil function.

Population levels, logistical constraints influence integrated approaches toward management of gophers.

A small degree of Botrytis infection all but guaranteed in New York strawberry fields despite even the best fungicide spray programs.

Research shows biostimulant use boosts plant defenses against cold snaps.

From retrofitting equipment, rethinking labor, and challenging the role of horsepower, autonomy is reframing what it means to scale and succeed.

Effective frost protection requires an appropriate irrigation system.

For 25 years, U.S. potato growers fought for market access in Mexico, only to be repeatedly set back by regulatory hurdles.

Contrary to some farmers’ beliefs, invasive parrots and parakeets are not significant agricultural pests.

Covering your bases means covering a lot when it comes to the puzzling rapid apple-tree decline (RAtD).

Awareness of the latest food trends and a concerted focus on growing relationships alongside your crops can help give your farm a leg up.

Kaolin, bentonite effective against smoke damage, but only if they are washed off once the smoke has cleared.

Fungicides are effective, but weather and crop variety also play a key role.

Researcher Penny Perkins-Veazie lauded three decades after verifying the storage potential of ‘Navaho’ blackberries.

USDA GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) Program helps farmers improve food safety practices, and certification opens doors to larger buyers.

Who’s eating whom in pears? USDA reveals Washington state’s most valuable insect predators.

Precision ag practice reshapes land topography to optimize the distribution of irrigation water across an orchard.

Regular inspections of your wind machined are crucial for frost protection and orchard safety. Neglect can lead to costly breakdowns and dangerous failures.

Intelligent weeders have been the most effective new weed control tools that have been developed in recent years.

How growers are combating diseases through integrated management, using pathogen-free sites, resistant crops, and targeted crops.