Agriculture

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper This fact sheet helps you determine when various apple cultivars are ripe and ready to pick as well as providing tips on...

Author(s) John Peters, Keith Kelling This publication describes the considerations for deciding when to apply lime and the best strategy for apply...

Author(s) Eileen Cullen, Jigyasa Jyotika The Western bean cutworm, a native to North America common to the central high plains and western corn b...

Author(s) Scott Sanford Using a well water precooler to cool milk can save a dairy farmer up to 15% in electricity. This highly detailed fact shee...

Author(s) Jed Colquhoun This manual provides an objective analysis of organic weed management strategies, based on peer-reviewed and published app...

Author(s) Jerry Doll Learn about weeds from the master. This DVD captures Jerry Doll's short course on weeds, complete with 28 lectures, live vide...

Author(s) T. R. Roper Watercore of apple is a physiologic disorder. The fruit tissue abnormal condition is a response of some apple cultivars to ...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, W. R. Stevenson Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternut (Juglans cinerea) trees produce a toxin called juglone capable...

Author(s) Editors: A. J. Bussan, George Kraft, Justin Isherwood When farmers pump huge quantities of groundwater to irrigate fields, the water lev...

Author(s) Paul Esker This reference guide provides information regarding symptoms, risk factors, and management options in order to help improve d...

Author(s) Teresa Hughes, Paul Esker This reference guide provides information regarding symptoms, risk factors, and management options in order to...

Author(s) Paul Esker This reference guide provides information regarding symptoms, risk factors, and management options in order to help improve d...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson  Scab, also called gummosis, is one of the most important diseases affecting vine crops. In cool moist en...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson Powdery mildew is a foliar disease that occurs late in the season on cucumbers, gourds, muskmelons, pumpk...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson Bacterial wilt, caused by Erwinia tracheiphila, is a destructive vascular disorder spread by cucumber bee...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson Anthracnose is a destructive fungal disease of the foliage, stems, and fruit of cucumbers, gourds, muskme...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson Angular leaf spot is a bacterial disease that can be economically damaging to cucumbers, honeydew melon, ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson Phytophthora blight is a fungal disease capable of completely destroying zucchini, pumpkin, summer squash...

Author(s) Scott Sanford This fact sheet covers the mechanical ventilation options used on dairy farms, including box fans and high-volume, low-spe...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut  Leafminers are the larval stage of flies, moths, sawflies, and beetles that often cause damage to leafy edible plants su...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut  This fact sheet covers vegetable aphids, including the bean, pea, green peach, melon, potato, cabbage, and corn leaf aph...

Author(s) Scott Sanford Variable speed (VS) milk processors save energy on the dairy farm by slowing the flow rate of milk passing through the pre...

Author(s) Scott Sanford The vacuum system on a typical dairy farm consumes a sizable amount of electricity. This fact sheet discusses variable spe...

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot Many insects have a highly developed sense of smell, especially those insects that fly at night and th...