How do Farmers Protect Seeds from Insects?
Whenever a farmer plants a crop, there are a lot of things that they are counting on to help grow high quality grain. For Greg and his family, they need warm temperatures to help the seed sprout and poke out of the ground. Then they need timely rains, along with plenty of sunshine to help that grain grow. But they also need to make sure that hungry insects or pesky fungal diseases don’t eat away at that crop. The good news is, there are products today that can help prevent some of the pest damage. On today’s tour we talk with Greg about something they use called seed treatments. This coating, that covers each seed, is used to protect it at its most delicate stage of life. So come for a tour to find out why Greg thinks this is better than other ways of protecting these little seeds and seedlings.
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