The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-20
Study Aims to Help Kentucky Growers iImprove Transplant Quality
Producing vegetable transplants – small starter plants for growers to begin gardens with – is a “budding” industry in Kentucky. Lark Wuetcher, senior horticulture major in the
University of Kentucky... Read more
2022-07-20
Study Checks Progress Towards Eco-Friendly Pest Management In South Africa
A new study published in the
CABI Agriculture & Bioscience journal has reviewed progress made towards an eco-friendly insect pest management approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems in South Africa. Read more
2022-07-20
Ontario Government Providing More Relief at the Pumps
TORONTO - As part of its plan to keep costs down for Ontario families and businesses, the Ontario government is providing more relief at the pumps by cutting the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre and the... Read more
2022-07-20
BC Tree Fruits Cooperative guarantees minimum apple prices for three years
BC Tree Fruits, a cooperative with a storied history dating back to 1936, is writing another chapter with guaranteed prices to apple growers for the next three years. For 270 grower families, the... Read more
2022-07-20
High Temperatures Reduce Effectiveness of Group 27 Herbicides
As the calendar moves through the summer months and postemergence herbicides are applied to late-planted crops, it’s a good time to review some research on the effects of high temperatures on Group 27... Read more
2022-07-20
CULT Food Science Spotlights Pearlita's Successful Development of Cultivated Oyster Prototype
Read CULT Food Science Spotlights Pearlita`s Successful Development of Cultivated Oyster Prototype in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop... Read more
2022-07-20
Canadian Ag Well Set Up to Weather Inflation, Rising Interest Rates
The Canadian agriculture industry is in a good position to weather inflationary pressures and higher interest rates, said J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) chief economist in a July 13 news... Read more
2022-07-20
Glance-N-Go App the Best Tool for Aphid Infestation
Summertime equals aphid season for Oklahoma producers, but Oklahoma State University
Ag Research and
Extension specialists are here to help. Read more
2022-07-20
Counter-Seasonal Opportunity
Events on the grains markets appear to be communicating the potential for counter-seasonal opportunities in feeder cattle markets. There is the potential for price strength into the fall. Read more
2022-07-20
Scouting and Treatment Recommendations for Western Bean Cutworm
The first western bean cutworm moths (Figure 1) were captured in University of Nebraska-Lincoln
black light traps at Clay Center on June 21, Scottsbluff and Concord on June 23, and both North Platte... Read more
2022-07-20
WGRF Announces New Graduate Scholarship at ULethbridge
Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce a $15,000 per year commitment for a graduate scholarship at the University of Lethbridge (ULethbridge) available to students pursuing a... Read more
2022-07-20
Soy Growers Welcome Opportunity to Provide Protein for Critical Food Aid to Address Global Hunger, Child Malnutrition
The U.S. Agency for International Development today announced nearly $1.3 billion in additional critical humanitarian and development assistance to Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, including $200 million... Read more