AgBiz Logic is a suite of economic, financial, and environmental decision tools for businesses that grow, harvest, package, add value, and sell agricultural products. These tools are open-access (free)!
Low tunnels are temporary structures designed to cover a single row of plants. They are made of plastic sheeting draped over hoops. Low tunnels protect crops from rain and extend the growing season. Learn how to build and install a low tunnel for your crops.
Describes and illustrates various flea beetle species (color photos) and life history. Includes instructions for monitoring as well as several management options, with emphasis on preventive measures.
This publication describes how to identify lygus bugs, their composition in potato fields in the PNW, the kinds of damage they do to potato plants, and how lygus bugs may be potential vectors of potato pathogens. The ...
This publication provides a framework, general recommendations, and rationales to aid potato growers interested in maximizing their land use and crop yield through drip irrigation. Discusses bed conformation, pumps and filters, system maintenance, microirrigation criteria, and chemigation.
Describes a "crop N uptake" method for estimating N mineralization from soil organic matter. Crop N uptake is a site-specific indicator of N that is "available" to the crop.
Producers faced with an oversupply of sugar beets may consider using them as livestock feed. This practice could save livestock producers money while helping to meet the nutritional needs of their animals. Learn how much to include in livestock diets and how to process sugar beets for feed.
