NORTHEAST
Wild tomatoes could unlock secret to late blight-resistant spuds
02/21/2012 1:37:04 PM
Wild tomato species could help breeders develop potatoes resistant to late blight fungus, which caused... Read more.
New York state declares 68 square miles free of soil pest
02/20/2012 2:32:55 PM
It took more nearly 70 years of surveys, quarantines and controls to declare about about 68 square... Read more.
Connected Farm helps growers boost overall farm efficiency
02/20/2012 2:17:06 PM
Trimble Navigation LLC has introduced Connected Farm, a package of hardware and software that allows... Read more.
Virus, weed team for double trouble in sweet corn
02/20/2012 2:13:07 PM
A viral disease and a common weed can team up for double trouble in sweet corn. Marty Williams, an... Read more.
EPA registers three Bayer fungicide premixes
02/15/2012 8:57:24 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Luna fungicide from Bayer CropScience of Research Triangle Park,... Read more.
Ohioans warned to be on lookout for thousand cankers disease
02/13/2012 12:16:56 PM
Ohio State University has warned landowners to be on the lookout for thousand cankers disease, which... Read more.
New York receives more funding to fight plum pox
02/13/2012 1:27:11 PM
New York stone fruit growers will receive more aid from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offset... Read more.
Survey seeks data on bird damage to New York fruit
02/15/2012 7:00:00 AM
Although Northeastern fruit growers have long complained about bird damage, no one has been able to... Read more.
EPA registers fungicide for blueberries, spuds
02/08/2012 3:44:01 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Quash fungicide from Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Valent U.S.A. Corp.... Read more.
Deere expands utility tractor line
02/08/2012 9:31:50 AM
John Deere of Olathe, Kan., has expanded its line of 6R Series Tractors to include models with... Read more.
