The Ohio State University GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP Integrated Disease and Insect Management January 26-28, 2022 A virtual workshop from 9 am to 1 pm (ET) daily Insects and plant diseases can be a challenge for growing ornamental and food crops in a controlled environment. This 3-day virtual workshop will address greenhouse…
Dutch Airport Attempts to Keep Birds Away With Foraging Pigs
Birds, presumably outraged that we humans are attempting to enter the skies that have long belonged to them, are a high-risk problem for airports. Thousands of birds every year are struck by…
Biden Administration Returns to Trump-Era Theme: Increase Meat Processing Line Speeds
For years, the Trump administration worked to eliminate limits on the speed a meat processing plant operates at. This was a popular move in the meatpacking industry, which saw it as a…
Bees Exposed to Pesticide Could Take Multiple Generations to Recover
Calculating exactly what sort of damage certain pesticides pose to pollinators might be trickier than previously thought. New research from scientists at the University of California, Davis finds that repeated exposure to…
UA-CEAC Hydroponic Tomato Intensive Workshop, January 2022
Next month, the University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center will be hosting Hydroponic Tomato Intensive Workshop- January 7th-9th (Friday-Sunday) both in-person and online. This workshop is perfect for novice growers and will be packed with tons of critical information. You will get access to numerous lecture materials, personal question follow-ups,…
Cargill Meatpacking Plant Narrowly Averts Strike
Workers at the Cargill beef-packing plant in High River, Alberta are on the job this morning, having narrowly avoided a planned strike. Over the weekend, union members voted 71 percent in favor…
How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter
We’re near that time of year when the ground freezes and the gardening season comes to a close. There’s a common misconception that once you’ve hauled that final crop out of the…
The Birth of Farm-to-Table Cooking on the Swedish Island of Gotland
A dog’s head pops above the tall, windswept grass the moment after Maria Eriksson blows her whistle. With an eruption of motion, the dog sprints across the pasture, looping around the sheep…
Canada Halts Exports of Prince Edward Island Potatoes
According to Canadian musical icon Stompin’ Tom Connors, the “best dog gone potatoes that’s ever been growed” come from Prince Edward Island, one of Canada’s Atlantic provinces. And if you tuned into…
Hort Americas and GE Current on mission: How can you make LED grow lights more affordable?
Geographic location is a major driver in who qualifies for a utility rebate and how many rebate dollars are available for specific projects. Photo courtesy of Hort Americas Article originally published by Hort Americas Hort Americas is working with Current to ensure their customers receive the maximum utility rebates for their…