Summaries current economic importance of agricultural industry in Virginia, data about farms, farm commodities, and safety concerns.

Care and operation of different varieties of the plumbing systems of agricultural sprayers.

The plumbing systems of agricultural sprayers are usually considered foolproof. Sprayer problems may occur if plumbing and/or modifications are improperly done or maintenance is ignored. Retrofitting, addition of electrical ...

This factsheet offers tips for planning, planting, and maintaining home landscaping to reduce energy consumption and reduce negative impact on the environment.

This extension publication discusses guidelines to quickly evaluate the performance of a sprayer. Sprayer calibration, nozzle discharge, spray pattern uniformity, speed checks, pump performance and plumbing arrangements ...

Landscape maintenance can consume a great deal of energy. With proper planning, you can minimize these inputs and have a beautiful, low maintenance landscape that uses less energy and saves you money. This publication gives ...

Guidelines to quickly evaluate the performance of a sprayer. Sprayer calibration, nozzle discharge, spray pattern uniformity, speed checks, pump performance and plumbing arrangements are evaluated with minimal calculations.

Discusses conditions of fields at time of no-till planting, and types of till and drill equipment required.

Soil electrical conductivity (EC) is one of the simplest, least expensive soil measurements available to precision farmers today. Soil EC measurement can provide more measurements in a shorter amount of time than traditional ...

Discusses the two basic variable-rate application technologies, map-based and sensor-based, for fertilizer, lime, weed control, and seed.