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Free Pesticide Disposal
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Posted on: April 30, 2018 by Jerry Neufeld
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is conducting free pesticide disposals in four locations during May. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Onion thrips in Volunteer Onions
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Posted on: April 27, 2018 by Stuart Reitz
Onion thrips are starting to show up in greater numbers (both adults and immatures) on volunteer onions and other weeds. Volunteer onions serve as a host for both onion thrips and Iris Yellow Spot Virus. After a slight cool down, temperatures will be back in the 80s by the middle of next week - ideal conditions for development of thrips populations and their movement into current season onion fields.
If you have onion fields you would like included in our onion monitoring project, please contact stuart.reitz@oregonstate.edu / 541-881-1417.
Survey on Alfalfa Thrips
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Posted on: April 26, 2018 by Jason Thomas
Insect pests come and go in crops as conditions change. To learn more about the current state of thrips, a small insect that can occur in alfalfa the University of Idaho Extension service is conducting a survey about these insects. We encourage all those who work with alfalfa, including consultants to take this 3-minute survey. To thank you for your time, you will be entered into a raffle to win one of four $25 Amazon Gift Cards. Please share this with as many other farmers and consultants who work with alfalfa as possible so we can learn more about these pests.
» https://uidaho.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bK1iz26kvhsmfE9
Potato Virus Detection Training Workshops
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Posted on: April 16, 2018 by Nora Olsen
Due to the success of our Potato Virus Detection Training Workshop at Othello WA in 2016, we are hosting another set of workshops in 2018 at three locations: Othello WA, Antigo WI and Presque Isle ME. These workshops will cover field identification of PVY (strains O, N-Wi and NTN), including visual identification of foliar symptoms on 20 cultivars commonly grown in each region. Recent standardization of seed certification programs across the U.S. includes the requirement for documentation of inspector training. However, this training will also be beneficial to growers, people who rogue, and those in the potato industry in general. We expect a high attendance rate so please sign up early! Locations, dates and times are listed below. Additional details can be found on our registration page Potato Virus Detection Training Workshop Registration.
Othello, WA
Date/Time: Thursday June 21, 2018. This workshop will be integrated into the Washington State University Potato Field Day, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Washington State University Research Farm, 1471 West Cox Road, Othello, WA
You are also invited to these events held nearby:
• Tuesday June 19, Final WA Commercial Potato Seed Lot Reading for 2018, 1471 West Cox Road, Othello, WA, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Wednesday June 20, Oregon State University Potato Field Day, OSU Research and Extension Center, 2121 South 1st Street, Hermiston, OR
Antigo, WI
Date/Time: Thursday July 26, 2018, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in advance of the Langlade Ag Research Station County Field Day, 1 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: University of Wisconsin Langlade Agricultural Research Station, Langlade County Airport, N3689 Langlade Road, Antigo, WI
Presque Isle, ME
Date/Time: Tuesday July 10, 2018, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for inspectors and 2 to 4 p.m. for growers and field staff, with a rain date on Thursday July 12.
Location: University of Maine Aroostook Farm, 59 Houlton Road, US Route 1, Presque Isle, Maine
University and USDA experts will be available at each location to give you a tour and answer your questions. These workshops are part of a USDA NIFA Specialty Crops Initiative award #2014-51181-22373 titled “Biological and economic impacts of emerging potato tuber necrotic viruses and the development of comprehensive and sustainable management practices”.
To register for the event please visit Potato Virus Detection Training Workshop Registration.
For more information about the workshop please email pbg-potatovirus@cornell.edu.
Growing a great lawn! Free workshop!!!
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Green lawns!
Posted on: April 11, 2018 by Rich Guggenheim
Growing a GREAT Lawn is a free workshop being held from 9-12 at Nampa's Lakeview Park on April 14th from 10-12. Register online at the Nampa Parks and Rec website. This workshop will be taught by University of Idaho Extension horticulture professor and state Master Gardener Coordinator, Rich Guggenheim. You will learn how to grow a healthy, green lawn while cutting the need for fertilizer, pesticides, and reducing your water consumption.
Call 468-5890 for more info.
Peach Twig Borer -Anarsia lineatella
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Peach Twig Borer
Posted on: April 6, 2018 by Rich Guggenheim
Peach twig borer can damage stone fruits by feeding in shoots and causing shoot strikes, or by feeding directly on the fruit. Shoot damage is most severe on the vigorous growth of young, developing trees because feeding kills the terminal growth and can result in undesirable lateral branching. As fruit matures, it becomes highly susceptible to attack; damage is most likely to occur from color break to harvest. Twig borer larvae generally enter fruit at the stem end or along the suture and usually feed just under the skin.
Adults from the overwintered generation usually begin emerging in April or early May. First generation larvae usually develop in twigs during May and June and give rise to the next flight of moths in late June or early July. Larvae from this and subsequent generations may attack either twigs or fruit depending on fruit maturity and population density.
» http://jenny.tfrec.wsu.edu/opm/displaySpecies.php?pn=90
» http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r602300611.html
» https://utahpests.usu.edu/slideshows/ppt/05sh-insects-ptbcontrol.pdf
Allium (Onion) Leaf Miner
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Allium Leaf Miner
Posted on: March 27, 2018 by Jerry Neufeld
Allium Leaf Miner, or Onion Leaf Miner is one of the worst onion pests in Europe. It is currently found in several counties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This pest was recently deregulated by USDA-APHIS, meaning it will not be stopped when found at port inspections, thereby posing a threat to other onion producing areas in the U.S. Click on the link below for more information about this pest from the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
» http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/shared/Documents/Publications/IPPM/AlliumLeafminerPestAlert.pdf
Cull Onion Disposal in Idaho- 2018
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cull onions
Posted on: March 13, 2018 by Jerry Neufeld
The deadline to dispose of cull onions in Idaho is March 15. The pdf file below from Idaho State Department of Agriculture contains more information about cull onion disposal.
Cull Onion Disposal Deadline - March 15
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Posted on: March 9, 2018 by Stuart Reitz
March 15th is the deadline for disposing of cull onions in Malheur County, and in Ada, Canyon, Gem, Payette, Owyhee and Washington counties of Idaho, according to Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) rules. That means there must be no culls – onions deemed waste or not useable for human consumption – on hand at any packing sheds, in fields or at animal feed facilities on the morning of that date. Onions sorted after March 15th must be properly disposed of within one week. Trucks transporting onions should be covered to prevent spillage along roadsides.
ODA Rules: https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=158227
ISDA Rules: https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/02/0617.pdf
» https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=158227
Updated manual and resources now available to help navigate the Potato Sustainability Initiative (PSI) survey and audit
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Posted on: February 23, 2018 by Nora Olsen
Updated manual and resources now available to help navigate the Potato Sustainability Initiative (PSI) survey and audit
Announcements recently went out on whether you will be audited in person for your 2017 responses to the Potato Sustainability Initiative (PSI) survey. Most process growers are requested to participate in the PSI sustainability survey and approximately 20% of the growers who completed the survey will be audited each year. The audit involves an interview between the grower and auditor with specific questions and an inspection of documents. A manual has been developed to help growers methodically and successfully gather required documents for the audit, with examples of standard operating procedures, and resources to help answer interview questions. The manual is posted at http://www.uidaho.edu/cals/potatoes. Changes to this manual will be done periodically to adjust for changes to the PSI survey. Note that the survey and audit changed from the previous year. The manual was developed by University of Idaho, Washington State University and IACI with funding from the NW Potato Research Consortium.
Idaho Veterans Garden
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Free Gardening Classes
Posted on: February 21, 2018 by Rich Guggenheim
Join us each Thursday for a series of free classes for the whole family. These classes will be offered at the Idaho Veterans Garden, weather permitting. Otherwise, they will be at the Caldwell Library at 6PM
February 22: Raised bed design and layout- space utilization for maximum yield (At Caldwell Library)
March 1: Gardening for cool/ warm season (succession planting)
March 8: Seed starting
March 15: Spring weed management
March 22: Irrigation system design (focusing on drip)
For more info, call 208-459-6003 and register
Cereal Schools for Southern Idaho
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Cereal Schools
Posted on: January 31, 2018 by Juliet Marshall
UI Extension will be hosting the 2018 Cereal Schools next week, February 6 - February 9. There will be a Cropping School in Caldwell Feb 9. CCA and ISDA Pesticide Credits will be available. See attached URL for details on locations and agendas.
Feb 6 - Burley
Feb 7 - Pocatello
Feb 8 - Idaho Falls and Ashton
Feb 9 - Preston and Caldwell
Preventing and Managing Pesticide Resistance Risk Workshop
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Posted on: January 27, 2018 by Stuart Reitz
Preventing and Managing Pesticide Resistance Risk Workshop
February 7, 2018
9 am to 12 pm
Malheur County Extension Office, 710 SW 5th Ave., Ontario
No registration charge!
CEUs:
CCA Credits; Idaho and Oregon Pesticide Applicator Credits
Instructors:
Paul Jepson, Integrated Plant Protection Center, OSU
Mary Halbleib, Integrated Plant Protection Center, OSU
Stuart Reitz, Malheur County Extension, OSU
This will be an interactive workshop for growers and crop consultants to increase knowledge regarding the importance of pesticide resistance, and methods to minimize the development of pesticide resistance, and methods to reverse resistance should it occur. The focus of the workshop will be on pests of onions, especially weeds, like yellow nutsedge, and insects, like onion thrips. However, the concepts are applicable to all crops.
The workshop will be a combination of presentations, hands-on exercises for the participants, and discussion among the participants and instructors. Participants will work in groups to facilitate information exchange on exercises related to pesticide resistance and its management. There will be a general discussion session following each exercise.
Western Idaho Ag Show ISDA+IWC event
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Posted on: January 15, 2018 by Olga Walsh
Southern Idaho Cereal School at the The Western Idaho Ag Expo, Caldwell ID,
*** 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM ***
*** Variety trials results
*** Wheat Diseases & Pests
*** Varieties in Integrated Disease Management
*** Seed Developers Panel
*** 1 ID Recert Credit ***
The exhibitors of Western Idaho Ag Expo will exhibit the latest and advanced products and services including agri and irrigation services, machines, Ag products, trailers, equipment, grain systems, insurance services, water systems, spraying systems, electric motor, Ag technologies, pesticides, farm equipment, products and services.
2018 Southern Idaho Cropping School
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Posted on: January 15, 2018 by Olga Walsh
2018 Treasure Valley Bean School
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Posted on: January 11, 2018 by Jerry Neufeld
The 2018 Treasure Valley Bean School is January 18 at the Hampton Inn in Nampa. There are 2 Idaho Pesticide License credits. Click on the pdf below for more information about the program.
2018 Miller Research Potato Pest Management Seminar
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Posted on: January 3, 2018 by Jeff Miller
Miller Research LLC will hold its annual potato pest management seminar Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at the Minidoka County Extension Office (drill hall) at the Minidoka County Fairgrounds (85 E Baseline in Rupert). A detailed agenda is attached.
The cost to attend the meeting is $5 per person. Please RSVP to Cheryn Clayton at 208-531-5124 or by email at cheryn@millerresearch.com. A printed copy of the slides for taking notes can be purchased for $5 if ordered prior to the meeting. Orders need to be placed by Friday, January 26.
If you have specific questions you would like addressed which relate to the above topics, those can also be sent in advance.
Three CCA (Pest Management) credits have been awarded and Idaho Pesticide Recertification credits have been requested.
2017 Pesticide Stewardship Conference presentations
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Posted on: December 19, 2017 by Kimberly Tate
Check out the Pesticide Stewardship Conference presentations! Click on PPTs From Winter Meetings in the left banner, then open 2017 Pesticide Stewardship Conference.
Master Gardener Class Deadline is quickly approaching!
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Posted on: December 19, 2017 by Dian Roberson
There is still room in the 2018 Canyon County Master Gardener Class! The deadline to register is December 29th! Download the application at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B88K2B0J0jApZWdnamVQY05DcFU/view?usp=sharing
2017 Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference, December 14th in Ontario
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Posted on: December 6, 2017 by Jerry Neufeld
Just want to remind everyone about the Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference on December 14th at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario. Attached is a brochure and another file containing addtional information about the topics.
2017 Annual Survey
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Posted on: December 1, 2017 by Jerry Neufeld
Thanks to everyone that completed an annual Survey. The winners of the Texas Roadhouse gift cards are Jennifer Riebe, Charlie Robinson and Curtis Jones. You should receive them in the mail in a few days.
Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training, 2017
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Posted on: November 15, 2017 by Jerry Neufeld
A pesticide applicator recertification training will be held on December 13, at the public meeting room at the Caldwell Police Department. Six credits will be available. Click on the pdf below for more information.
2017 Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference
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Posted on: November 15, 2017 by Jerry Neufeld
The 2017 Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference will be held on December 14, at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario, Oregon. Click on the pdf below for more details.
Pesticide Stewardship Conference: Managing Drift
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Posted on: November 13, 2017 by Kimberly Tate
Dear Extension Colleagues,
The UI Extension and ISDA Pesticide Stewardship Conference will be held on Thursday, Nov. 30th & Friday, Dec. 1st, 2017 (see agenda). There are 10 recertification credits available for professional applicators and crop advisors. Topics include: Management of Pesticide Drift, Insect Pest Management, Adjuvants & Pesticide Performance, Herbicides & Resistant Weeds, Protecting Pollinators, Pesticides and Water Resources, Plant Disease Management, a Discussion Panel and much more!
Join us for this special event at The Riverside Hotel in Boise. Register now and before Nov. 19, for $110 per person, on Nov. 20th and thereafter it is $200 per person. Enroll online at: http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/ipm. If you have any questions contact Kimberly by phone (208) 364-4581 or email ktate@uidaho.edu.
FSMA Grower Training - Upcoming Classes
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Posted on: November 10, 2017 by Stuart Reitz
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Update
The first compliance dates for the Produce Safety Rule requirements begin in January 2018 for farms that produce Raw Agricultural Commodities (e.g., onions, carrots, melons, tree fruit, grapes, berries) and have more than $500,000 in annual produce sales. Compliance dates are staggered by farm size, so smaller farms (based on produce sales) have later compliance dates.
To determine if your farm is covered by the Produce Safety Rule and your target compliance dates, complete this self-guided decision tool provided by the University of Idaho https://uidaho.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8D1ucSlEeq749AF.
FSMA Training:
The Produce Safety Rule requires that one representative from each covered farm receive training accredited by the FDA. Currently, Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) trainings are the only standardized national training program approved by FDA.
The first grower training classes in the PNW are coming up in November:
Nov 14 - Hermiston, OR Registration for this class is still open at:
https://apps.ideal-logic.com/osuextension?key=F3T9-25VWY_K9KH-5PTF_e69240be
Nov 14 - Caldwell, ID
Nov 15 - Caldwell, ID
Nov 15 - Hood River, OR
Nov 16 - Payette, ID
Produce Safety Alliance information, including comprehensive list of training classes and how to register:
https://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/food-safety-modernization-act or visit the individual state websites listed below.
These are national standards, so trainings can be done in either Oregon, Idaho, Washington, or anywhere else.
Oregon information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODA/agriculture/Pages/FSMA.aspx.
Idaho information: http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/food-safety-for-produce-growers.
Washington FSMA information: https://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/ProduceSafety/
Please check the full schedule of classes in Idaho at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/university-of-idaho-extension-produce-safety-14547809781
Produce Safety Alliance information, including comprehensive list of training classes:
https://producesafetyalliance.cornell.edu/food-safety-modernization-act
