Crop & CanopyA life in growing
THE JOURNAL / FIELD CASES

When the field
asks a question.

Original photographs, dated farm decisions and the questions a season leaves open. Three accounts of crop damage, wet ground and fallen wheat.

Field case / FIELD READING

An insect on the leaf. A question for the field.

A striped caterpillar, damaged leaves and a late-September response. What the banana photographs and dated notes tell us about an infestation.

Field case · 1 min read
Field case / FIELD READING

When the rain changed the plan

Water stood between young banana plants, and feeding had to wait. Follow the recorded decisions through a wet spell and the work that followed.

Field case · 2 min read
Field case / FIELD READING

Where the Khapli lay down

About a tenth of the Khapli was reported lodged. Hand cutting and further drying followed later in the season; the cause and yield loss remain unresolved.

Field case · 2 min read