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UW Extension Publishes Recommendations on Alfalfa Weevil Management
25 Apr 2024 19:56 GMT
… control strategies, including early harvest and various pyrethroid insecticides. … resistance is when insecticide products of a defined mode … “It is important for alfalfa growers to be aware that … out that although new products may become available, continual …
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Alfalfa Weevils Damage Dry Fields
25 Apr 2024 17:42 GMT
… can affect such crops as pea, clover, alfalfa and broad bean … However, if the producer treated a field for alfalfa weevils, that insecticide … a field, especially where plants look stressed. According to … on pest control in crop fields is available at …
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A company made millions selling farmland water rights to Queen Creek, and the practice is growing
24 Apr 2024 23:42 GMT
… used to, you know, irrigate alfalfa and cotton, that's … facilitated this by buying the farmland and then sort of … acquired thousands of acres of farmland and the attached water … way that these rural or agricultural irrigation districts work, like having …
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The Inland Empire's last goat dairy farmer faces a precarious future after he was robbed of a dozen goats
24 Apr 2024 18:15 GMT
… farms authorized by the California Department of Food and Agriculture to produce dairy products … 50 tons of high-quality alfalfa hay for his livestock. “When … agriculture tourism industry dollars by offering more educational tours of the farm …
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Are low-water crops a realistic way to cut back on Colorado water use? 10 southwestern farmers are trying to find out.
24 Apr 2024 11:58 GMT
… of agricultural land.
To grow a healthy alfalfa crop, farmers need … water to maximize their production. Wheat may need … actually grow and harvest the crop.
Knuckles has several … several farmers lost their alfalfa stands and planted other forage grains, like …
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Not just Mexico – US worries over barriers to agricultural trade across the world
23 Apr 2024 23:25 GMT
… commodities, where crops from US producers are sold to … corn, soy, canola, and alfalfa.”
For example, in 2014 … for the review of products of agricultural biotechnology” in trade … on cultivation and import of genetically modified crops and seeds for …
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Ag technology advances through the ages
26 Apr 2024 00:46 GMT
… of planting and harvesting continues, but just about everything else about farming … agriculture. Even the seeds are impacted by technology.
In this edition of Farm … intelligence tools for farming.
• Biologicals for corn, soybean and alfalfa crops.
Those are …
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K-State Agriculture Today: 1667 – Humans with CWD…Pests in Homes and Fields
23 Apr 2024 16:08 GMT
… Alfalfa Weevil Update: Next in the show is K-State crop … ksrenews@ksu.edu.
Agriculture Today is a daily … featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts … the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative …
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A touch of Scotland in Baker County: Dan and Eva Henes raise Scottish Highland cattle on their Old Souls Farm
23 Apr 2024 15:49 GMT
… to Old Souls Farm, Dan said.
The plant, which produces yellow, pea- … said he’d like to plant alfalfa as well. On this … .”
Scottish Highland heifers remain productive longer than some other breeds … is Old Souls Farm the couple’s only agriculture business.
They …
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Dairy producers encouraged to sign up for DMC by April 29
22 Apr 2024 22:38 GMT
… Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers … John Patterson, USDA Farm Service Agency ( … production history with established production history for one adjusted base production … producer expenses. These updated feed calculations use 100% premium alfalfa …