Spring Planting
Dara: Biocontrols can aid soil health, productivity
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — At the outset of his presentation Dr. Surendra Dara, an expert in bio-controls from the University of California-Santa Barbara, asked farmers gathered at the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey annual convention a...
Sweet corn praised for its summer taste, diversity
HERSHEY, Pa. — “Sweet corn tastes like summer,” exclaimed Blake Myers to his audience at the recent Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention.Myers, Siegers Seed Company’s Northeast Vegetable Seed consultant, assured growers that sweet corn is...
Rigdons rewarded for commitment with yield win
JARRETSVILLE, Md. — Father-son farming duo John and Harrison Rigdon scored a big win in the the Asgrow National Yield Contest with a 140.4 bushel per acre entry but they said reaching that level of production has been years in the making. Variety...
Farmers urged to be creative, consider other methods
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A panel of area farmers challenged attendees at their session of The Delmarva Soil Health Summit last month at Delaware Technical Community College to question how things have long been done in crop agriculture and to explore...
Company would use bees as agents to deliver bio-control products to plants
ATLANTIC CITY — Bees already do quite a bit for farmers who need pollination assistance in their crop production.But a Canadian company showcased at the recent Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey Convention and Trade Show is getting bees to...
Sweet corn growers get updated on insect pests
HERSHEY, Pa. — At the recent Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Dr. Galen P. Dively, University of Maryland entomologist, updated growers on the current efficacy and management of Bt sweet corn.Dively said that in the Mid-Atlantic region...
U.S. ag exports anticipated to increase by $59 billion
The United States expects to export more than $195 billion in American agricultural products in 2020, USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson said at the agency’s recent Agriculture Outlook Forum. The forecast reflects an increase of what USDA...
Miller offers ideas to set up planter for no-till use
MARTINSBURG, Pa. — “Seed placement is the most important,” Tony Miller told 30-plus farmers at a recent Penn State soil health and cover crops workshop. The seed must be in contact with the soil for success.Miller, who farms 350 acres no-till in Indiana...
Mini-tornadoes of spores shown in raindrop impact
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Plant diseases are a significant threat to our food security, and while rain provides fresh water to our crops, splashing drops may also contribute to the spread of plant disease. Raindrop impact is known to be a mechanism for dispersing...
‘Scaring’ soybeans yields better crop a generation later
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — By temporarily silencing the expression of a critical gene, researchers fooled soybean plants into sensing they were under siege, encountering a wide range of stresses. Then, after selectively cross breeding those plants with the...
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