How a Soil Nitrate Quick Test Can Save on Fertilizer Costs

Learn how researchers identify and document new vegetable diseases through observation, pathogen testing, and collaborative teamwork.

Source, time, place, and rate help vegetable growers manage nitrogen efficiently, reduce losses, and optimize crop health.

With the potential reduction in insecticide availability in the future, it’s crucial to ensure currently available products remain effective.

If you see out-of-the-ordinary, atypical symptoms in your fields, a little investigation can lead you to surprising answers.

Check out a cover crop road map for your soil’s specific needs. 

Learn why using satellites to measure groundwater is becoming popular and the various options available to growers.

In the latest State of the Vegetable Industry survey, flea beetles were listed as one of the often-mentioned pests that growers found problematic.

Field conditions are dramatically different from lab conditions. Here’s the type of research we need to assess just how effective this new tool is.

What you need to know to control this damaging pest.

Good data can help you ID problems before they overwhelm your production.

Preventing whitefly populations from colonizing is essential for successful control. You can use several control tactics against adults and nymphs.

Want to control a disease? First we must know what you’re battling and how it behaves and reproduces.

Learn more about recognizing and preventing this pest from worming its way into your crops.

Using polyacrylamide can boost efficacy of chlorination during irrigation.

Research and field experience from the Desert Southwest can help you control this pest.

New technology in lasers, cameras, and artificial intelligence promise big labor savings in the near future.

With a little training, you can rely on this irrigation method to keep your crop healthy.

A new, thin-walled drip tape saves on water and labor, and it’s good for the environment.

It’s no longer enough to prevent cosmetic damage. Thrips are now a known vector for impatiens necrotic spot virus.