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Ag Industry
The USDA’s Economic Research Service recently released its 2024 agricultural production summaries, highlighting that California agriculture reached a total value of $61.2 billion, maintaining its position as the nation’s leader. This is…
Fertilizer
In 1905, German scientist Fritz Haber successfully synthesized ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen gas, an inert form of nitrogen resistant to chemical and biological reactions. Shortly thereafter, BASF chemist Carl Bosch built upon…
Weeds
Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense L.) is a perennial grass weed that has troubled California weed managers since the late 19th century, particularly in perennial systems where mechanical control options are limited. Johnsongrass infestations…
Ag Industry
Pruning is essential for sustaining orchard productivity, especially the yield of commercially valuable size (CVS) fruit. The main value of pruning is to open the canopy for light penetration. No light, no…
Nutrition
Every season, crops must overcome environmental stressors from a range of biotic and abiotic conditions, including pest and pathogen pressure, drought, extreme weather or soil salinity. Abiotic stress alone can cause over…
Fertilizer
Forage crops represent a broad group and include crops specifically grown to be grazed on by livestock or conserved in some manner for later use (e.g., alfalfa and silage corn for this…
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