Water
Valley Irrigation launches new line of smart panels
Valley Irrigation introduces a center pivot control with new Valley ICON family of smart panels. The ICON panels accommodate irrigators with ... more »
FieldNET offers irrigation management for potato growers
Less time in the field, less spent on valuable resources and greater control of operations – those are the benefit growers say they are realizin... more »
BioSafe Systems’ OxiDate 2.0 now labeled for spray-tank water treatment
Plant pathogenic microorganisms, fungi and other harmful bacteria can be found in water collected from open and closed sources that are used for s... more »
USDA invests $33 million to improve water quality in high-priority watersheds
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $33 million in 197 high-priority watersheds across the country to help land... more »
WPVGA publishes water fact book
Over the next few months growers will be presenting factual, scientific information to local governmental bodies throughout central Wisconsin. The ... more »
Court asked to vacate WOTUS rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with dozens of agricultural, business, and municipal entities, asked a federal court Nov. 1 to vacate EPAâ€... more »
Cover crops help growers manage soil health
I recently attended the Aug. 31, 2016, Upper Peninsula Potato Day, located at TJJ Farms in Cornell, Michigan, where Michigan State University Extensi... more »
Rain drenches northern Plains
For many potato growers, things went from bad to worse this past weekend. Torrential rain fell over much of the Red River Valley region again on Sund... more »
Western Growers opens ag tech competition
Western Growers (WG) officially launched the second annual Innovation Arena Competition, which will offer six agtech start-up companies an opportuni... more »
Wet conditions dominate talk at NPPGA Field Day
In a more typical year, the recent find of late blight in Pembina County would have been the talk of the the day, but the wet growing season dominated... more »
