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Chloryrifos (Lorsban) Uses
All Crops Northern Idaho
Posted on: December 22, 2021 by Stuart Reitz
We are working to survey additional minor crop uses of
chlorpyrifos (Lorsban) in Oregon, and working to systematically make sure that we have
information on all commodities in Oregon which have a chlorpyrifos label.
A very quick 3-question survey is available here: https://beav.es/U6w
Currently, we have no responses at all on sweet potato, carrot seed or beet seed, and very
few for sugar beet. Responses from growers with those crops would be especially appreciated.
Oregon COVID-19 Costs for Food Security & Farmworker Safety Program
All Crops Northern Idaho
Posted on: June 10, 2020 by Stuart Reitz
Oregon’s Food Security and Farmworker Safety Program provides assistance to Oregon’s agricultural producers in order to help secure Oregon’s food supply chain and protect essential agricultural workers from COVID-19 exposure and illness.
The COVID-19 emergency caused Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OR-OSHA) to issue temporary rules requiring increased field sanitation measures and more stringent labor housing and transportation regulations.
Agricultural producers are responsible for complying with COVID-19 emergency OR-OSHA requirements for Housing, Transportation, and Field Sanitation. Producers faced with additional costs because of this can apply for assistance in any or all categories. There is no need to fill out a separate application for each; a single application will cover all 3 categories.
Please see https://www.oregon.gov/oweb/fsfs/Pages/index.aspx for application and additional information. One application will cover the three program areas of housing, transportation, and field sanitation.
Additional rules for worker protection is available from Oregon OSHA is at https://osha.oregon.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Emergency-Ag-Rule-Q-A.pdf
» https://www.oregon.gov/oweb/fsfs/Pages/index.aspx
» https://osha.oregon.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Emergency-Ag-Rule-Q-A.pdf
Malheur County Onion Maggot Control
Onion Northern Idaho
Onion Maggot
Posted on: April 28, 2020 by Stuart Reitz
Please remember the Malheur County Onion Maggot Control order remains in effect until July 1 mandating the proper disposal or treatment of culls, including volunteers, to protect this season’s onion crop. If you have questions or concerns regarding the Order, please contact Casey Prentiss (see his contact below).
Malheur County Onion Maggot Control Order
The Onion Maggot Control Order 603-052-0360 for Malheur County requires that all cull or waste onions in Malheur County have to be disposed of by a method approved of within this control order prior to March 15th each year. The objective of the control order is to protect the onion industry from the Onion Maggot pest.
Please keep in mind that the cull onion disposal order remains in effect and will be enforced through July 1. All cull or waste onions are required to be disposed of, plowed under and covered by 12 inches of onion-free soil by March 15th at the latest. Additionally, for cull onions produced after the March 15 deadline until July 1 the Control Order permits only a maximum of one week for proper disposal.
Culls include “volunteer” onions growing in last season’s fields, which may be planted to another crop at this time. Because the Control Order remains in effect until July 1, volunteer onions still need to be disposed of or treated properly.
The Onion Maggot Control Order offers several disposal options:
A) Disposal by covering in a dump site approved by the Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ). Culls and onion debris shall be dumped and covered by at least 12 inches of onion-free soil by March 15 each year;
(B) Disposal by animal feeding: Culls and onion debris shall be completely removed from feeding areas by March 15 and buried under 12 inches of onion-free soil. Onions tramped into the soil so they cannot be removed shall be plowed to a depth of 12 inches;
(C) Disposal by chopping or shredding: Chopped or shredded onion debris that is incapable of
sprouting may be returned to the field at the DEQ-approved tonnage rate which is no higher than 80 tons per acre and plowed to a depth where no onion parts are exposed on the surface;
(D) Composting: All onion debris shall be incorporated into the compost bed and completely covered by 12 inches of onion-free soil;
(E) Disposal of residue in onion producing fields: Commercial onion fields where sort out bulbs are left at harvest shall be disked to destroy the bulbs and shall be plowed to a depth of at least 12 inches by March 15 each year. Seed bulbs shall be disposed of in the same manner following the last harvest;
(F) Culls may be treated with an EPA-labeled insecticide. David Priebe of the ODA Pesticides Program has provided a list of insecticides that can be sprayed on wheat and/or sugar beet fields for onion maggot control. Please see the link below.
Please contact the Ontario ODA office at 541-889-5274 or Casey Prentiss directly at 541-212-3361 cprentiss@oda.state.or.us
Malheur County Weed Advisory Board White-top Program
Announcements Northern Idaho
Posted on: April 20, 2017 by Bill Buhrig
The annual white-top and perennial pepperweed focus days are quickly approaching for Malheur County residents. Please check out the attached flier and link for more information. This is a good program and we thank County Weed Supervisor Gary Page and Co. for their hard work on this!
» http://extension.oregonstate.edu/malheur/sites/default/files/controlling_white_top.pdf
Onion Maggot Advisory for Malheur County
Onion Northern Idaho
Onion Maggot
Posted on: April 14, 2017 by Stuart Reitz
ODA Pesticides Program has identified a limited number of pesticide products with labels allowing applications to cull piles. Those products are:
Azaguard (BioSafe),
Ecozin Plus (AMVAC),
Malathion 8F (Gowan) and
Malathion 5EC (Arysta).
The Advisory and Labels for the four products specified in the Advisory are available on the Malheur County Website: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/malheur/agriculture.
The directions for applications to cull pile areas on the labels may indicate mosquitos as the target pest, but it is the specific use site (cull piles) that is necessary for the applications to be legally allowed, regardless the specific pest being targeted.
Please note, this advisory is for Oregon. The Idaho Department of Agriculture has issued information for Idaho.
Please contact David Priebe, Rose Kachadoorian, or Dale Mitchell if you have questions or concerns about the advisory for Malheur County.
David Priebe (503)986-4656 / dpriebe@oda.state.or.us
» http://extension.oregonstate.edu/malheur/sites/default/files/cullonionpesticideadvisoryfinal.pdf
Zinc Phosphide Training for Belding Ground Squirrel Control
Announcements Northern Idaho
Belding Ground Squirrels
Posted on: November 18, 2016 by Bill Buhrig
For producers raising hay such as alfalfa, grass, mixed alfalfa/grass and permanent or seasonal pasture in Malheur, Harney, Lake, Baker, Crook, Deschutes and Klamath Counties with Belding Ground Squirrel issues, Zinc Phosphide is a treatment option. A training session will be held in Ontario on December 8, 2016 to discuss the Restricted Use 24c pesticide label for Zinc Phosphide. This will be held from 2-4pm at the Malheur County Extension Office, 710 SW 5th AVE Ontario, OR 97914.
An applicators license and this training are mandatory for producers who hope to purchase and use product. Laurie Gordon from the Oregon Department of Agriculture will be on hand to provide this instruction. There is no cost to attend but give us a call 541-881-1417 to RSVP and we will have enough copies of the materials to be handed out. This annually-required training will be effective for the 2017 growing season. Two core pesticide credits will be available for applicators who have not taken this class already in 2016.
Glyphosate Tolerant Creeping Bentgrass Identification Workshop
All Crops Northern Idaho
Posted on: October 2, 2016 by Bill Buhrig
Scotts Co. will be hosting an identification class for Glyphosate Tolerant Creeping Bentgrass (GTCB) at the Malheur County Extension Office on October 10th @ 1:00pm. This will be an opportunity to learn more about GTCB and how to identify it. Check out the flier for the details.
Stripe rust in Malheur County
Wheat Northern Idaho
Stripe Rust
Posted on: May 12, 2016 by Bill Buhrig
Stripe rust is being observed in wheat fields between Nyssa and Ontario. This falls in line with previous discoveries of stripe rust in neighbors areas including at the Parma R and E Center. As Juliet Marshall (U of I Aberdeen) suggests, weekly scouting is key and working with your crop consultant is important. Please see the link to the PNW Disease Handbook for more information.
» http://pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/wheat-triticum-aestivum-stripe-rust-yellow-rust
Weevil in Forage Alfalfa
Alfalfa Northern Idaho
Weevil
Posted on: April 20, 2016 by Bill Buhrig
Weevil are being found in forage alfalfa fields in Malheur County. They are more likely to be approaching damage thresholds in older stands. Please refer to the attached link for more information and work with your crop consultants to determine if a treatment is necessary. Be aware of pre-harvest intervals and how they may interfere with your timing when swathing first cutting. In some instances, swathing may make more sense than applying a plant protectant product.
» http://insect.pnwhandbooks.org/hay-pasture/alfalfa/alfalfa-hay-alfalfa-weevil
Malheur County, OR - 24(c) label to apply Outlook to Onions through Drip
Onion Northern Idaho
Yellow Nutsedge
Posted on: April 12, 2016 by Stuart Reitz
MALHEUR COUNTY has a new Special Local Needs (24C) label for applying the herbicide Outlook to onions through drip irrigation for yellow nutsedge control.
Applications can be made from the 2 - 6 leaf stage of the onion crop, A total of 21 oz. per season may be applied to the crop. There is a single application limit of 14 oz of Outlook per acre. The remainder of the 21 oz limit can be applied in a sequential application made at least 14 days later.
Please consult the label for complete instructions.
Research conducted at the Malheur Experiment Station has shown improved yellow nutsedge control with drip applications compared with conventional post-emergence foliar applications (http://cropinfo.net/pdf/ar/2014/2014-011-OnionOutDrip.pdf). Please note the research was conducted with one variety, "Vaquero".
To make drip applications of Outlook, users must have the 24(c) label and the entire Outlook container label in possession at the time of pesticide application.
Training for use of ZINC PHOSPHIDE CONCENTRATE
Alfalfa Northern Idaho
Belding Ground Squirrel
Posted on: February 3, 2016 by Stuart Reitz
Laurie Gordon from ODA will conduct the required training class for those in BAKER, CROOK, HARNEY, KLAMATH, LAKE, and MALHEUR COUNTIES OREGON who would like to use Zinc Phosphide concentrate for Belding Ground Squirrel control in alfalfa and mixed grass/alfalfa fields. This is for zinc phosphide used with cabbage bait.
The training will be Feb. 17, from 1-3 PM at the Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676 SW 5th Ave., Ontario, OR.
Please note that this training is required every year before you may purchase, mix or apply this zinc phosphide product.
Please contact the Malheur County Extension office 541-881-1417 / stuart.reitz@oregonstate.edu to reserve a space. There is no charge for the class.
