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The article offers information that crop insurance will be a lifesaver for many farmers and it also includes RMA tools. It also discusses that high cotton insurance prices may have skewed some producers thought processes and encourages producers to be the best stewards in the farming and harvesting the crops.

Because this is Lodi, there will be Zinfandel - but it's not your parents' version, as Michael McCay deftly exhibits with his eponymous brand. Fields Family Wines 2017 Cinsault, Bechthold Vineyard This top release from a historic property yields attractive rhubarb, spice, and cherry/berry notes thanks to winemaker Ryan Sherman's restrained style. Old-vine Zinfandel in sandy soils at Mohr-Fry Ranches in Lodi. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on several ways to evaluate variable rate irrigation (VRI) payback in the U.S. Topics discusses include assuming to have the correct sprinklers and only adding the VRI software; getting a productivity rating for soils; assuming the difference in yields between clay loam soils and fine sandy soils due to water; and speed control for farmers.

The article discusses several aspects of biochar. It mentions adding biochar to soil can help sequester carbon, and improving the water holding capacity in coarse or sandy soils; and potassium and phosphorus contents are varied in biochar. It also mentions feedstocks used to make char range from materials with very high initial carbon to nitrogen ratios to those having a surplus of nutrients.

The article discusses good growth of emergency cover crops. Topics include fire on maize residue on one farm, how Crimper roller trial aims to kill cover crops without herbicides, sandy soils, which impedes water infiltration of future rainfall, and planting maize and soya beans on some of the unburnt fields.

The article reports on a four-sided trench protection provided by National Trench Safety as of April 2016 in Florida's sandy soil for a monorail foundation and pier that is are being built to upgrade a municipality's airport infrastructure.

Highlights the importance of knowing when to apply nitrogen in the reduction of the risk of leaching. Ways to increase the risk of nitrogen leaching losses from potato fields; Investigation of the timing of the initial nitrogen application to potato crops grown in sandy soils in Florida; Application of starter phosphorus. INSET: Try This Approach.

The article focuses on the development of the blueberry industry in Florida in 2011 and the challenges faced by growers in the state. Among the challenges include the low levels of nutrients and organic matters in sandy soils, and warm winters. It states the financial contribution of the Florida Blueberry Growers Association (FBGA) to research projects being conducted by the University of Florida which include mechanical harvesting, insect control and water management.

The author reflects on the couple George and Sonya Barber who is looking for a crop to plant on their 40-acre farm located in southeastern North Carolina. He argues that whatever they planted, it had to do well in sandy soil. He suggests that the couple should lend itself to production with minimal labor and on a fairly small scale.

The article describes the 1400 hectars Brettenham Manor Farm, owned by JA & PE Wright partnership in Great Britain. The farm is made up of light and free-draining sandy soil that absorbs the heaviest rainfall without becoming muddy. Such soil is characterized as easy working, and is said to reduce the needed tractor power on big acreage. The light land also simplifies the cultivation needs.

The article studies the effects of composted yard trimmings on water movement in sandy soils by researchers from Immokalee, Florida. A two-year study showed that compost can help maintain the same level of soil moisture that can reduce runoff and deep percolation, while achieving water conservation. The study was done to quantify the effects of composted yard trimmings on water movement, especially with retention for vegetable production systems with raised bed and plastic mulch. The results indicate that compost can maintain the same moisture that would be present for the shallower water table.

The article reports on the possible existence of an aggressive form potato blight in Great Britain. The reproduction of potato blight is conveyed. The aggressive form occurred in areas where there is intensive production and sandy soils according to Huub Schepers, a plant pathologist at PPO Lelystad. The aggressive form could be controlled by using newer fungicides.

Provides information on planting beach plums. Factors to consider in planting beach plums; Effects of planting beach plums in sandy soil on fruit growth and yield; Way to manage irregular fruit yields.

Discusses the abstract of the study `Influence of pH and Zinc Concentration on Cadmium Sorption in Acid, Sandy Soils,' by B.J. Wilkins, N. Brummel and J.P.G. Loch, published in `Water, Air, & Soil Pollution,' 1998.