What employees need to know
As a business owner or manager, you no doubt spend a lot of time working with and training employees. You need employees to be knowledgeable, courteous, efficient and productive. [Read more…]
Disease Defense: Diagnosis of Disease
It can be tricky distinguishing between plant diseases. Many diseases have similar symptoms. And some of those symptoms can occur in both abiotic or biotic diseases. Abiotic diseases are caused by things other than living organisms. Nutrient deficiencies, too much or too little water, air pollution or chemical injury can all cause sick plants. [Read more…]
Grower Guidelines: Controlling cedar-apple rust on apple trees
Cedar-apple rust is caused by the fungus Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae. To complete its life cycle, the fungus must infect apple or crabapple and an alternate host. Alternate hosts most commonly include native red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) and Rocky Mountain juniper (J. scopulorum). [Read more…]
Windsor Gardener and High Hops Brewery
by Laura Rodley
Ah, Spring Fever. That ancient malady is easily remedied at Windsor Gardener. While sipping a prizewinning beer brewed onsite at High Hops Brewery in Windsor, CO, customers can peruse the garden center gift shop and pick out houseplants. [Read more…]
Horse-powered farming
by Catie Joyce-Bulay
Although Chandler Briggs grew up spending most of his time outside, it was on the beach in Southern California rather than a farm. He was the first and only one in his family to catch the farming bug. Both Briggs’s parents are teachers, a career he contemplated as an environmental studies major at the University of California, Santa Barbara. [Read more…]
Habitat plants for biocontrol insects in high tunnels, greenhouses
by Sanne Kure-Jensen
At different life stages, biocontrol insects eat other insects or pollen and nectar from flowers. As alternatives to using chemical pesticides, high tunnel and greenhouse growers may purchase and release biocontrol insects. [Read more…]
Greenhouse photoperiodic responses and lighting strategies evaluated
by Elizabeth A. Tomlin
In a recent webinar hosted by e-GRO, photoperiodic responses and lighting strategies were reported on by Chris Currey, Iowa State University; Roberto Lopez, Michigan State University; and Neil Mattson, Cornell University. [Read more…]
Who gets a raise, and why?
by Sally Colby
When employees are interviewed and hired, they want to know about pay and other compensation. Lisa Holden, Penn State Extension, says employers need to explain to employees that cash wages and total compensation are two different things. [Read more…]
Marketing strategies: Personal, relevant, timely
Marketing plans are meant to be reviewed and updated periodically; doing so annually is a good practice. Mention marketing plans though and some owners and managers groan at the thought of time-consuming research. To simplify the process, make a marketing plan personal, relevant and timely. [Read more…]
Orchards Insights: Controlling fire blight
Fire blight is a destructive bacterial disease of apples and pears caused by Erwinia amylovora. Because the disease can systemically infect trees, it can have significant impacts on yield and the viability of the entire orchard. The disease, however, can be controlled. [Read more…]
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