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The hazards of spraying fungicides and pesticides on fruit and vegetables are well known: increased resistance to their efficacy by pests and weeds, expense of fuel, machinery and labor to apply them and the environmental hazards of runoff and spray drift. Over the last several years, European fruit farmers have discovered that putting a tray of a safe fungicide powder in front of a hive allows departing bees to get it on their bodies and deliver it more precisely to fruiti

But the oddest part of the encounter? At NASA HQ, this type of thing happens all the time. When Modern Farmer visited KSC for our story on space farming, we overheard some weird water-cooler talk. With the ease of say, New Yorkers griping about train delays, NASA employees discuss encounters with boars and bald eagles, raccoons and rattlesnakes, bobcats and buzzards — you get the drift. ‘We’ve got gators blocking doorways, hiding under cars, climbing fence

Sweet Corn Gardening in Backyard Today, we learn the topic of sweet corn gardening in your home backyard.Growing corn in your backyard: Corn is a crop which most of us think as a something which is grown in large-scale as we always see it growing in hundreds or dozens of rows in fields. But, if you want to harvest the corn ears just minutes before you grill it or boil it and want your guests and family to enjoy it, you can refer to grow corn in your backyard. Of course, you will also get a ve

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), has officially released a new seed variety – Potato basic seed, for multiplication.According to KALRO, potato basic seed is produced under the highest level of genetic control to ensure that it is genetically pure and accurately represents the variety characteristics identified by the breeder during variety selection.The research body says that the seed requires further multiplication and will be given