Variable Rate Technology

Instrumentation for varying the rates of application of fertilizer, pesticide and seed across a field.

May 25, 2012

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Arizona Veg IPM: lettuce insecticide use, Fusarium wilt and melons, weed identification

In general, the most commonly used insecticides in fall and spring lettuce correspond directly to the key pests that typically occur during these growing periods....More
May 25, 2012

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Agriculture contests veracity of nitrate study, urges review 3

California's agriculture community called for peer review of a UC Davis study on nitrates in groundwater, emphasizing it did not use existing data from authoritative sources and contains material deficiencies that should be examined before the State Water Resources Control Board uses the report as a basis for policy decisions....More
May 25, 2012

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Southeast Farm Press

Europe jumps into agricultural tire market

Rising sales of U.S. farm equipment has increased the demand for ag tires. A company that has been around in Europe for decades has decided to step into that market with a new plant in Charles City, Iowa. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Mitas CEO Jaroslav Cechura discussed the new entry at a grand opening ceremony for the $52 million plant....More
May 21, 2012

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Error in pesticide report impacts SJV

In March 2012, DPR released its annual report on volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from pesticides. Since the report’s release, DPR found an error that primarily affects the pesticide VOC emissions for the San Joaquin Valley NAA in 2010....More
May 21, 2012

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What’s next for California groundwater? 2

The UC Davis report states that there are two major problems caused by nitrate in groundwater. The first relates to public health because drinking water nitrate levels above 45 milligrams per liter exceed the California Department of Public Health’s level for safety. The second problem caused by nitrate in groundwater is the cost of cleaning it up. In the agriculture community, the report was anticipated with apprehension for the obvious reason that it essentially puts a target on agriculture to reduce nitrate loading....More
May 16, 2012

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Nitrogen management focus of farmland forums

The California Department of Food and Agriculture and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources will be hosting the two community forums to explore solutions to nitrate in groundwater and the role of policy....More
May 15, 2012

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LightSquared files bankruptcy after FCC block

LightSquared filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying it will seek to resolve the concerns of U.S. regulators who thwarted the company’s plan to deliver high-speed wireless to as many as 260 million people....More
May 14, 2012

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Delta Farm Press

Cell phone salvation for Third World farmers 1

Mobile phones may be the best hope for growers looking to improve yields, market crops and move out of subsistence-level farming. In the deepest backwoods of the developing world, the introduction of the simplest mobile phones is proving to be a phenomenon of great potential....More
May 11, 2012

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EPA advisory panel discusses bee protection and pesticides

Bee protection is now threatening to affect crops not dependent on bees for pollination and has become increasingly important to the registration of pesticides used on cotton. Beekeepers have become aggressive in their demands that applications not be made during bloom which would severely affect cotton production....More
May 11, 2012

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Southeast Farm Press

Tire industry looking at BT corn stubble damage

Genetically engineered corn has provided a number of benefits to producers, including stronger stalks that stand up to higher winds. Those stalks have also led to increased complaints about more flats and damage to tires....More