Heavy Rainfall Lately? Why Your Crops Might Need Extra Nutrients

Find out who will be sharing nearly $473k in cost-share funding to fuel efforts that will save water usage and drastically reduce nutrient loads.

Crossbreeding almond rootstocks with those of other stone fruit can make trees more resilient in boron-rich soils.

It’s essential to get the right amount of nutrients applied in order to get the best results from your vines.

Editor’s note: Wendy Zellner made an in-depth presentation on silicon and its use as a biocontrol agent in […]

Water quality regulations in many regions of California now require farmers to report the amount of nitrogen fertilizer they apply to their fields and the nitrate concentration of their irrigation water.

Learn how to maximize nutrient uptake to ensure strong, healthy yields in your strawberry crop.

Washington State University (WSU) Fruit School will be held Nov. 17-18 at the Confluence and Technology Center in […]

The Florida legislature passed the 1999 Florida Watershed Restoration Act that gives the Florida Department of Agriculture and […]

Landmark redefinition of “waters of the U.S.” called a land grab by opponents.

To correctly apply the proper nutrients at the right rates, you need to know where your fields are deficient and how to correctly diagnose a disorder.

Growers who are aware of the special needs for tough soil types will have an easier time preventing damaging deficiencies that affect crop quality and reduce yields.

Lake Okeechobee’s troubles return the spotlight on the Sunshine State’s precarious relationship with a precious resource.

Soil health is crucial to successfully growing grapes. And one of the most important aspects of the soil environment is pH — the measure of how acidic or alkaline the soil is.

As 2012 comes to a close, a new best management practices (BMP) manual for Florida citrus has been […]

Potassium has a major role in many plant processes, such as promoting root growth, increasing fruit size, and providing key features in metabolism that include the formation of starch, translocation of sugars, stomata regulation, and the formation of xylem vessels.

Potassium (K) is involved in many functions of the plant, but one of its most important ones is to help compounds and ions move across cell membranes.

Why do I encourage leaf analysis more often than soil analysis for tree crops? Leaf analysis is the […]

 Maintaining good organic matter levels in vineyard soils can reduce or eliminate the need to apply supplemental nitrogen materials.