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New Heat-Tolerant Peanut Genes Could Boost Yields Across the Southeast
Southeast Regional Ag News
Clemson researchers identify a genetic marker that may help peanut plants thrive in rising temperatures.
Crossbreeding Cattle Can Have Economic Benefits
Line on Agriculture
There are new tools and technologies that can assist with crossbreeding dairy and beef cattle, which is proving to have several benefits for producers.
Growing the Next Generation: Free Ag Training Videos Now Streaming
California Ag Today
With an aging ag workforce and growing labor shortages, California educators are stepping up with free, hands-on video training to help prepare the farm workforce of tomorrow—available to anyone, anywhere.
Salt tolerant alfalfa
Idaho Ag Today
Increasing demand for surface water r and recycled water for irrigation has led to H2O, with high salt concentrations being used for crops.
Cattle Hybrid Coming to Supply Chain
Line on Agriculture
Research is being done to breed a dairy-beef hybrid for meat consumption.
Mild Habaneros from OSU Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
This may seem unusual for the Fruit Grower Report, but today we’re talking about peppers, specifically a new breed of Mild Habaneros created by breeders at Oregon State University.
Mild Habaneros from OSU Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
This may seem unusual for the Fruit Grower Report, but today we’re talking about peppers, specifically a new breed of Mild Habaneros created by breeders at Oregon State University.
Pest Management Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Pest management is not just a problem for commercial growers. Many untended orchards and backyard fruit trees that don’t get the care they need are a major breeding ground for pests like apple maggots and the coddling moth.
Pest Management Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Pest management is not just a problem for commercial growers. Many untended orchards and backyard fruit trees that don’t get the care they need are a major breeding ground for pests like apple maggots and the coddling moth.
Hybrid Potatoes - Part Two
Farm of the Future
Sixteen year old company Solynta is a pioneer in developing hybrid varieties of potatoes.
Sunflower Breeding Initiative Sought for Domestic Growers
Line on Agriculture
National Sunflower Association Executive Director, John Sandbakken says research needed for domestic growers.
New California Avocado and Downsizing U.S./Canadian Cattle Herds
The Agribusiness Update
A new avocado, developed by the University of California Avocado Breeding Program, is about to hit the world market, and downsizing in the U.S. and Canadian cattle herds continued through the first half of 2023.
Cattle Inventory Falls
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Bernt Nelson, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, says the USDA Cattle Inventory Report showed a larger decline than analysts expected.
California Peach Growers Breed for Mechanization and Invest in Rural America Act
The Agribusiness Update
California peach growers work on breeding better fruit for mechanized harvest, and Invest in Rural America Act introduced in House of Representatives.
Crop breeders embrace haploid induction technology
Farm of the Future
Plant breeders are looking to a new tool to help farmers improve crop yield, efficiency and resilience.