Tips to Protect Young Hardwood Trees from Deer Damage

Tips to Protect Young Hardwood Trees from Deer Damage

Planting a variety of mast-producing hardwood trees on your property can enhance its wildlife attracting and holding abilities.  These trees (oaks, chestnuts, pears, persimmons, etc.) provide many benefits, from creating an excellent location to view deer, turkeys,...
Friday Feature:  Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

Friday Feature: Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

This week’s featured video shares an innovation for crop irrigation.  Rain 360 is an autonomous (self-driving) irrigation unit that can apply up to 1/2″ of water per week in a 160-acre field, 3/4″ per week in a 100-acre field, or 1″ per week in...
Targeted Nutrient Management for Fruits and Vegetables

Targeted Nutrient Management for Fruits and Vegetables

  Many fruit and vegetable crops are grown using drip irrigation thus making fertigation an efficient way to supply necessary nutrients to crops.  To know what nutrients are needed, we must test the soil, leaves and/or petioles. Pre-season soil tests are a must! ...