tree crop News
-
Trees and farms working together: Agroforestry comes of age
Creating consumer markets for forest-grown products, reducing nonpoint source pollution, protecting waterfowl habitat, diversifying farm operations—these are just a few of the ways agroforestry is moving to the forefront of the land-use discussion in North America. A new edition of North American Agroforestry: An Integrated Science and Practice, published by the American Society of Agronomy ...
-
New High Density for Large Fruit Plantations
The High Density is a sprayer designed to carry out localized treatments, transferring the usual proximity of vineyard applications to other crops such as apple trees, pear trees and other fruit trees in the “trellis” plantation model, and also in the super-intensive olive and almond crops, among others. This sprayer allows efficient and precise spraying, which saves approximately 40% ...
-
How to Care for Cherries – From Spring to Harvest
Cherry trees are often planted not just for fruit, but for the blossoms they grow. Cherries have a variety of uses – from snacking to baking to making into jam. Cherries can be expensive at the grocery store, and planting a tree or two in the backyard can help save money on this versatile fruit. Follow these tips to care of cherry trees at home or on large acres of land. Choosing Which ...
-
Penton Agriculture bolsters its eLearning, agriculture leader now offers interactive accredited continuing education
Penton Agriculture today announced it has bolstered its eLearning with a new interactive platform www.pentonag.com. Farmers will now find all Penton Agriculture online continuing education on a new site that is fast, modern and easy to navigate across all mobile devices as well as the desktop. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150707/232532 “Our first online continuing ...
By Informa PLC
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you