New generations of the Wafler family are making a family tradition of innovation by customizing equipment and even improving the tree structures in their west New York orchards.
Paul Wafler, a seco...
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Biological products are a vital tool for organic vegetable growers and have shown effectiveness in greenhouses for stopping weeds and bad bugs.
But the industry isn’t stopping there.
Leaders s...
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The flexible design of hoophouses gives growers many choices. They must select a site, choose a design – probably Gothic Arch or Quonset, decide on the type of ventilation, endwall and fabric, and p...
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Farmers and ranchers are older, on average, than in the past and there are fewer middle-size farms, according to results of a USDA census.
USDA released on April 11 results of the 2017 Census of Ag...
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California grapes crushed in 2018 topped 4.5 million tons – a mark that surpassed the previous year although not the record set in 2013, according to the annual report from the National Agricultural...
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The study of genomics is yielding useful information for preventing conditions such as soft scald and bitter pit in fruit.
Genomics, “the study of genes, their sequence, structure, function, evol...
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