By Brent Maze Although much of the peach fruit was destroyed by recent freezes, horticulturists still say that it would be beneficial for farmers to spray fungicides and herbicides on their orchards this season. Even though it might not help this year's crop, Boozer said where fruit remains in trees, whether it is marketable or not, it provides a source for insect and disease buildup. Bobby Boozer, area horticulturalist with the Chilton Research and Extension Center, said farmers a right...

The blankets literally float on top of the crop to help insulate and protect the berry plants. The thin layer of ice on the strawberry plants acted as an insulator, protecting the delicate blossoms from the cold. We prayed a lot, drank gallons of coffee to stay up for five straight nights of frost protection, Poling said. Both Martin and Cline farms use matted row covers, where plants are set 18 to 30 inches apart in rows three to four feet apart. Still, growers are looking forward to a...

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The university is also trying to develop sugar cane that is genetically modified to produce a vaccine to protect against rotavirus, a viral infection. While the Sierra snowpack is near its lowest level in almost two decades, state water managers say they expect few immediate consequences for farmers. In the short term, dry conditions likely mean more wildfires, poorer grazing and reduced yields for non-irrigated crops such as winter wheat, Jones said. The development of new transgenic...

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Ogden, Utah-based American Nutrition has recalled 28 varieties of food: Samples of rice protein from an Ogden pet-food manufacturer were positive for the industrial chemical melamine in federal testing, and products made by American Nutrition, inc. (ANI) are now part of a nationwide pet food recall. Ogden, Utah-based American Nutrition has recalled 28 varieties of food: Samples of rice protein from an Ogden pet-food manufacturer were positive for the industrial chemical melamine in federal...

Find www.app.com stories from the past week as well as calendar events, classifieds, advertisements, Yellow Page listings, local Web sites and more all in one search. Nel still grows rooibos, large bushy shrubs covered with green needle-like leaves that are dried and used for a tea produced only in South Africa. For generations, indigenous San people harvested the wild plants, chopping them with axes and bruising them with hammers before leaving them to ferment and dry in the sun. Though...

In 2006, traps caught 57 of the insects, an unusually large number to find at one site, said Kathleen Johnson, supervisor of the Oregon Department of Agriculture s insect pest prevention and management section. Johnson said health officials recommend that people in the spray area stay inside until half an hour afterward, wait until the pesticide has dried before touching vegetation, cover outside furniture or play equipment or hose it down afterward, and wash their hands if they touch the...