During a field day, a farmer asked Ken Ferrie, “Can a soil test help determine the need for a fungicide application, and does healthy soil correlate with less need for fungicide?” To find answers to ...

To combat volatile weather, mitigate rising input costs and meet agronomic goals, producers are making choices geared toward soil health. Here are insights and tips from three of those producers. Q: ...

Treating healthy trees with phosphonate can stem the spread of sudden oak death for up to two years, while a commonly used alternative may be worse than doing nothing, according to a new study by UC ...