To help combat burgeoning costs for producers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University researchers are creating advanced computer algorithms and models to optimize cattle feedings.
Currently vegetable production uses a significant amount of water, making yield especially susceptible to environmental changes caused by climate change-induced severe weather events such as extended wet and dry periods.
Home gardeners and commercial farmers alike should be on the lookout for a new Virginia pest the allium leaf miner, said Tom Kuhar, a professor of entomology at Virginia