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All Crops Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: March 25, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
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AgrAbility Project
All Crops All Locations
Posted on: March 25, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
When one family member has a disability, it has an impact on the whole family. This is especially true on farms and ranches where the work is often physically demanding. The Idaho AgrAbility Project offers farmers, ranchers, and members of their families with disabilities the opportunity to work with an Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) to determine what steps can be taken to adapt their tasks, facilities, or equipment to better meet their needs. The project also offers training to help families meet the challenge of farming or ranching with a disability.
For more information about the Idaho AgrAbility Project click on “Crop Info,” “Announcements,” and “AgrAbility Project” or contact United Cerebral Palsy in Boise at 377-8070 or 888-289-3289.
AgrAbility Project
All Crops All Locations
Posted on: March 20, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
AgrAbility Helps Farmers with Disabilities
When one family member has a disability, it has an impact on the whole family. This is especially true on farms and ranches where the work is often physically demanding. The Idaho AgrAbility Project offers farmers, ranchers, and members of their families with disabilities the opportunity to work with an Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) to determine what steps can be taken to adapt their tasks, facilities, or equipment to better meet their needs. The project also offers training to help families meet the challenge of farming or ranching with a disability.
For more information about the Idaho AgrAbility Project, contact United Cerebral Palsy in Boise at 377-8070 or 888-289-3289. Click on the thumbnails below for more information.
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All Crops Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: March 10, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
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Malheur County Weed Tour
Announcements Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: March 10, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
The weed research program at the Malheur Experiment Station would like to announce the “Treasure Valley Weed Tour” on Thursday, June 5, 2008 in Ontario Oregon. Registration will start at 8:30AM at the Malheur Experiment Station, 595 Onion Ave, Ontario, OR 97914 and the tour will start at 9:00AM. Lunch will be provided at noon.
For more information and if you are planning to attend, please contact Janet Jones janet.jone@oregonstate.edu or call 541-889-2174.
Joel Felix, Ph.D., Oregon State University/Malheur Exp Station, 595 Onion Ave
Ontario, OR 97914
Key issues on the family farm series
All Crops Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: March 5, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
Risk Management Agency, Idaho Agri-Women and Canyon Agricultural Foundation for Education are sponsoring an educational series entitled “Key Issues on the Family Farm.” The topic on March 6 is “The New Idaho Niche: Buy Local, Sell Local”; the March 13th topic is “Stop the Family Tree from Falling on You! How to keep the business in the family and the family in the business”; and the March 20th topic is “Are you an Outlaw or an In-Law? Family business conflict prevention and resolution.”
Seminars are from 6 to 9 pm at the Hampton Inn in Nampa, ID. Seminars are free and refreshments will be served. Space in limited, RSVP online at www.ccfb.net or call 658-5956.
Cull Onion Disposal
Onion Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: March 3, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REMINDS THE ONION INDUSTRY OF THE CULL ONION DISPOSAL RULES FOR THE CONTROL OF
ONION MAGGOT
BOISE, Idaho – March 15th is the deadline for disposing of cull onions in Ada, Canyon, Gem, Payette, Owyhee and Washington counties, according to 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, infields 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.
A civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation may be enforced under the Plant Pest Act of 2002. There are several options for proper disposal under the rule, including pit burial, feeding, composting, spreading, chopping and shredding. The ISDA publication “Cull Onion Disposal in Idaho” details the various options for proper disposal. The University of Idaho’s “Best Management Practices for Pit Disposal of Cull Onions” (publication CIS 1064) is referenced in the rules and is available through the University of Idaho Extension Service.
Michael Cooper, Agricultural Bureau Chief for the ISDA’s Division of Plant Industries, said the regulations are aimed at reducing the potential for damage to Idaho’s onion crop.
“The larval stage of the onion maggot attacks and destroys portions of the onion bulb, providing an avenue for fungi and bacteria to cause bulbs to rot during storage,” Cooper said. “With consecutive years of wet springs, the insect has been known to destroy 80 percent to 90 percent of the crop. We frequently find the onion maggot in cull onion piles.”
The maggot adult flies emerge in April and May and are attracted to the volatile odors given off by sprouting onions and new seedlings. Each onion maggot can destroy up to two dozen seedlings during its two-week lifespan, so crop damage can be substantial. If not properly disposed of, culls serve as breeding and egg-laying sites for the adult flies.
A copy of the cull onion disposal rules, as well as the publication “Cull Onion Disposal in Idaho” and other ISDA rules, can be obtained from the State of Idaho Homepage at: http://adm.idaho.gov/adminrules/rules/idapa02/0617.pdf
Cooper said that the regulations have been in effect for several years and the program is working well. “We have received excellent cooperation from the onion industry. Let us continue to work together to protect Idaho’s onion industry.”
Chemical Fruit Fair: Feb 22
Tree Fruits Treasure Valley - Oregon
Posted on: February 15, 2008 by Tony McCammon
Ontario Sizzler Restaurant
Registration starts at 8:00
Lunch is provided.
See you there!
Spanish Pesticide Safety Training
Announcements Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: February 7, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
The University of Idaho Cooperative Extension System and the Idaho State Department of Agriculture will conduct a Spanish Pesticide Safety Training (conducted entirely in Spanish) on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at the Vendome Activity Center (309 State Street) in Weiser, ID. The program will run from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Topic items include Pesticide Handlers Safety Training; Pesticide Safety, Storage, Transport & Clean-up; Field Scouting; Personal Protective Equipment; and the Worker Protection Standard. The program is free and includes refreshments and lunch. To RSVP or for more information contact the Canyon County Extension Office at 459-6003 by Friday, February 15.
IPPMA Meeting
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: February 6, 2008 by Nora Olsen
The annual Idaho Potato Pest Management Association (IPPMA) meeting is scheduled for February 7, 2008 at the Odd Fellow’s Hall, Wendell, Idaho. All are welcome. The meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Lunch is provided. Two (2) Idaho Pesticide Recertification credits are available.
Topics will include:
•Potato Leaf Roll Virus, Green Peach Aphids and the IPPMA
•PVY in Idaho 2007
•Affect of stress on tuber quality
•Update on Potato Cyst Nematode in Idaho
•Commodity Trends Shaping Idaho Agriculture
•Managing white mold: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
•Regent: A New Insecticide for Wireworm Control in Potatoes
If you have any questions, contact Nora Olsen at 736-3621 or norao@uidaho.edu
Cereal Schools for Southeast Idaho
Announcements Eastern Idaho
Posted on: January 28, 2008 by Juliet Windes
Don't forget the UI Cereal Schools scheuled for this week (as long as the weather doesn't prevent travel!). For the entire agenda, see our website and click on "Upcoming Events." http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/scseidaho/
Registration is at 8:30 AM. A $10 registration fee will help offset the cost of lunch.
January 30: Pocatello
January 31: Idaho Falls and Ashton
February 1: Preston (fire house)
Burley Cereal School
Announcements Magic Valley
Posted on: January 28, 2008 by Juliet Windes
Don't forget the Burley Cereal School scheuled for tomorrow, January 29, 2008. For the entire agenda, see our website and click on "Upcoming Events." http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/scseidaho/
Registration is at 8:30 AM, at the Burley Inn, Exit 208, 800 N. Overland Ave. A $10 registration fee will help offset the cost of lunch.
Crop Protection Seminars
Announcements Eastern Idaho
Posted on: January 22, 2008 by Juliet Windes
Six state recertification credits and 5.5 CCA credits will be available for attendees to this years' Crop Protection Seminars in Idaho Falls and Pocatello. Idaho Falls Seminar Will be 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Tuesday, February 5th. Pocatello's will be during the same time frame on February 6th. The first half of the day will mostly deal with cereal diseases and pest problems, and the pesticides used to control them, and the second half will mostly be about potato disease and pest problems. For agenda details, please see the UI Cereals Extension Website at:
http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/scseidaho/
If attending, please RSVP to Juliet Windes at jwindes@uidaho.edu or 208-529-8376. We need to know the number fo people going at each location in order to plan lunch. And lunch is FREE!
OSU Pesticide Short Course
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: January 17, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
Below is information about the Oregon State University Extension Pesticide Chemistry, Toxicology, and Policy Short Course at the Convention Center in Ontario on February 13-14, 2008.
Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, February 13
12:00- 1:00 p.m. Registration
1:00 -1:15 p.m. What can we learn from our mistakes? What at Stake? – Lynn Jensen, OSU
1:15 – 1:45 p.m. Importance of following Labels & Laws – Ronda Hirnyck, UI
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. IR-4 Minor Crop Registration – Joe DeFrancesco, OSU
2:30- 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Mode of Action of Herbicides – Andy Hulting, OSU
3:30 -4:15 p.m. Pesticide Drift Mitigation in the Columbia Basin – Larry Bennett, OSU
4:15 -5:00 p.m. Pesticide Stewardship Partnerships – Kevin Masterson, DEQ EPA Fumigant
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
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Thursday, February 14
7:00-8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00 – 8:40 a.m. Vegetative Buffers to Protect Water Resources – Sandy Halstead, EPA Reg. 10
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. EPA Fumigant Mitigation Proposal – Dirk Helder- EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. Pesticide Use Reporting – Laurie Gordon, ODA
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:10 a.m. Environmental Monitoring – Kim Anderson, OSU
11:15 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Registration of New Pesticides – Laurie Gordon, ODA
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Pesticide Impacts on Aquatic Resources in the PNW – Jeff Jenkins, OSU
1:45 -2:30 p.m. Pesticide Lawsuits Update and How They Affect You – Laurie Gordon, ODA
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Herbicide Fate after spraying – Jeff Jenkins, OSU
3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Basic Principles Toxicology – Kaci Agle, OSU
4:15 – 5:00 p.m. Overview of National Pesticide Information Center – Melody Johnson, OSU
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
OSU Short Course Registration Form
Name:__________________________________ Phone:________________
Address:______________________________________________________
City:_______________________ State:________________ Zip:_________
License #:____________________________
Registration Fee: Before January 31 - $60.00
After January 30 - $65.00
Please make checks payable to: OSU, Agriculture Research Foundation (ARF)
Mail fee and registration form to: Malheur County Extension Office
710 SW 5th Ave Ontario, OR 97914
For any additional information, please contact the Malheur County Extension Office at 541-881-1417.
There will be 12 Idaho and Oregon pesticide license credits and 9 CCA credits.
2008 Eastern Idaho Cereal Schols
Small Grains Eastern Idaho
Posted on: January 15, 2008 by Juliet Windes
The 2008 Eastern Idaho Cereal School Agendas are now posted at http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/scseidaho/ under "Upcoming Events".
Jan 29th - Burley, Burley Inn
Jan 30th - Pocatello, Holiday Inn
Jan 31st - Idaho Falls, Red Lion Inn
Jan 31st - Ashton, Trails Inn
On-site registration for all starts at 8:30 AM. Topics include variety updates, fertilizer, disease and weed control issues, alternative oilseed crops, and more. Contact your local county extension office for more information, or call Juliet Windes, UI Cereal Cropping Systems Agronomist and Pathologist, at 208-542-5868.
Idaho/Oregon Winter Alfalfa Seed School
Announcements Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: January 4, 2008 by Jerry Neufeld
The 2008 Idaho-Oregon Alfalfa Seed Growers Winter Meeting will be held Tuesday January 15, 2008 from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM at the Four Rivers Cultural Center (676 SW 5th Ave) in Ontario, Oregon.
Highlights of the program are:
• Status of Roundup Ready Alfalfa – Sidney Able,
APHIS, USDA
• How Effective are the New Soft Insecticides in
Alfalfa Seed - Dr. Jim Barbour, University of Idaho
• Update on Pesticides Issues – Katy Coba
Director, Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Green Ketchup, Dodos and Edsels – Pat Takasugi,
The Weatherman
2 Oregon and Idaho Pesticide Credits Applied have been applied for, buffet Lunch Provided
Please RSVP to Malheur County Extension Office at 541-881-1417 by January 10, 2008. Ask for Steve Norberg if you have questions.
Gift certificates to Outback Steakhouse
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: December 7, 2007 by Jerry Neufeld
Thanks to everyone that completed an evaluation survey. Winners of the two gift certificates to Outback Steakhouse are: Bob Simerly from Nyssa, OR and Steve Martineau from Nampa, ID. Gift certificates will be mailed today.
Irrigation Conference
Announcements Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: December 4, 2007 by Jerry Neufeld
The Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference will be held on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 8 am to 4:30 PM at the Hampton Inn, 5750 E Franklin Rd, Nampa. The conference is sponsored by the University of Idaho, Idaho Power, Clearwater Supply Company and USDA/NRCS.
Topics will include: Water Supply Issues in the Magic & Treasure Valleys, 2008 Water Supply Forecast, Growing Pains – Changes in Irrigation, NRCS EQIP Program, Agricultural Water Issues: Today and Tomorrow, Cost Sharing Opportunities, Power Supply Outlook for the Treasure Valley and Weiser SCD Water Quality Demonstration Project.
Cost: $25 pre-paid by December 12; $35 after December 12th (registration includes conference, BBQ lunch and breaks). For more information and registration forms click on “announcements” “2007 Irrigation Conference” and then the link that appears. Also, you can call the University of Idaho, Canyon County Extension Office at 459-6003.
pesticide applicator recertification training
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: November 20, 2007 by Jerry Neufeld
A pesticide re-certification training will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Registration starts at 8:00 am at the Caldwell Police Department public meeting room (110 S 5th). The program will end at 4:30 pm. Among the topics will be; Update on Invasive Ag Pests, 21 New Noxious Weeds in Idaho, Production Practices for Roundup Ready Sugarbeets and Agricultural Water Quality Issues. Idaho license holders will receive 6 credits, and CCA credits have been applied for. Registration is $30.00 including lunch and breaks. You must call the Canyon County Extension office at 459.6003 to RSVP so we have an accurate head count. However, you still pay your registration at the door.
Pest Management Meeting
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: November 20, 2007 by Jeff Miller
Miller Research Crop Pest Management Workshop
December 11, 2007
Best Western Conference Center
800 N. Overland Ave.; Burley, ID
For all potato and sugarbeet growers and consultants:
Come to learn the latest information on managing pests of potato and sugar beets. Presentations will discuss the pros and cons of using chemical and cultural practices to manage diseases and insect pests of both crops.
There is no cost to attend this meeting.
Agenda:
8:00-9:00 New information on pink rot management.
8:30-9:00 Effect of metam sodium on potato disease control and sugar beet weed management.
9:00-9:30 Fungicides for controlling early blight and black dot in potato and secondary effects on white mold.
9:30-10:00 Fungicides for Rhizoctonia control in potatoes.
10:00-10:30 Insecticides for control of Colorado potato beetle and green peach aphid in potatoes.
10:30-11:00 New research for managing post-harvest diseases in potatoes.
11:00-11:30 Value of cultivation for weed control in RoundUp Ready sugar beets.
11:30-12:00 Seed treatment vs. in-furrow insecticides for insect control
Presentations will be given by Dr. Jeff Miller and Dr. Terry Miller and will focus on new results from fungicide and insecticide trials relating to product rates, application timing and methods, and strategies for avoiding the development of fungicide resistance in pest populations. Most of the research discussed here has been sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission and Snake River Sugar Company.
Please RSVP to Jeff Miller at 208-531-5124 or by email at: jeff@millerresearch.com
IAPP annual meeting on November 7-8
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: November 5, 2007 by Jeff Miller
The finalized program for the 2007 IAPP meeting is finally available. We apologize for being so late this year. There will be 3 CCA credits offered for each day. Additionally, 2 ISDA credits are available for Wednesday and 3 for Thursday.
If you have any questions, please call Jeff Miller at 531-5124 or 431-4420.
2007 IDAHO ASSOCIATION OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Best Western Sawtooth Inn and Suites, Jerome, ID
November 7-8, 2006
Wednesday afternoon, November 7
12:30 Registration
1:00 Welcome by Phil Nolte and Jeff Miller
1:10 Urban Lesions (Diseases in an urban setting) by Wayne Jones
1:30 Recent State Surveys of Plant Pathogens by Liz Vavrica
1:50 Influence of BNYVV on Sugar Beet Storability by Carl Strausbaugh
2:10 Working in concert: Plant defense genes and pathways responding to crown rot infection in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedlings by Jill Petrisko
2:30 Business Meeting – Treasurer’s report and election of co-chairs for 2007.
2:50 Break
3:10 Managing Sugar Beet Diseases by John Gallian
3:30 Impact of Global Warming on Crop Production in Idaho by Juliet Windes
3:50 Frost Protection and Disease Control with Strobilurins on Sugar Beets by Jeff Miller
4:10 Value of Cultivation on RoundUp Ready Sugar Beet Production by Terry Miller
4:30 How Different is Managing White Mold in Beans Compare to Potato? by Jeff Miller
A total of 3 CCA (PM) and 2 ISDA Pesticide Recertification credits are available for this session.
Thursday morning, November 8
8:00 New Research on Fungicides for Potato Disease Management in Storage by Lynn Woodell
8:20 New Strains of PVY by Alex Karasev
8:40 PVY in Idaho in 2007 by Phil Nolte
9:00 Effect of Potato Varieties on Developing Suppressive Soils by Jim Davis
9:20 Can Vapam be Used to Promote Biological Control? by Jim Davis
9:40 Group Discussion on Potato Diseases: What did you see in 2007? Led by Jeff Miller
10:00 Break
10:20 Green Manures: Putting Theory into Practice by Shane Clayson
10:40 Potato Cyst Nematode Update by Eoin Davis
11:00 Bacterial Bud End Tuber Decay in Potato by Terry Miller
11:20 Pros and Cons of Pink Rot Management with Fungicides by Jeff Miller
A total of 3 CCA (PM) and 3 ISDA Pesticide Recertification credits are available for this session.
Potato Tuber Worm
Potato All Locations
Posted on: October 5, 2007 by Jerry Neufeld
Ben Simko from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture is reporting that 2- Potato Tuber Worm males were captured in a trap on 9/26 in a harvested field of potatoes west of Parma. 1 – PTW male was captured on 9/26 from a harvested field east of Parma.
Thus far the statewide season totals are 5 males captured at four sites all within a ~10 mile radius of Parma. If you have heard of any PTW infested or damaged tubers you are encouraged to contact Ben at 332-8620.
The PTW survey report can be found at:
http://www.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/PlantsInsects/RegulatedAndInvasiveInsects/Insectsformreports.php
pink rot in potato
Potato All Locations
Posted on: October 3, 2007 by Jerry Neufeld
The University of Idaho potato pathology department is currently testing tubers infected with pink rot to determine the level of resistance to mefenaxom (Ridomil) in Idaho. If you are finding pink rot in your field please contact Shane Clayson @ 208-397-4181 or 208-681-0652 to arrange free testing of your pink rot samples. All samples tested will be identified by county only.
Fall Pesticide Disposal
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: August 20, 2007 by Jeff Miller
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is preparing for an unusable pesticide collection this fall. Pesticides will be accepted from virtually all sources including farmers, homeowners, pesticide applicators, researchers, pesticide dealers, etc. Herbicides, rodenticides, fungicides, insecticides, and all other “-icides” will be accepted. However, fertilizers, spent motor oil, antifreeze, paint, or similar waste will NOT be accepted. There is no cost for the first 1,000 pounds. Pre-notification of the total pounds of pesticide being brought is required and can be done by calling your local ISDA field office. Participants will sign a release, transferring ownership of the pesticides to the ISDA at the collection site in accordance with PDP rules.
Collection times run from 9:00 to 1:00 at the following:
Rexburg (Madison County Solid Waste Transfer Station): September 10
American Falls (Power County Landfill): September 11
Burley (Bureau of Land Management): September 12
Twin Falls (Twin Falls Canal Company): September 13
To pre-register please call Victor Mason at 208-465-8442 or your local field office:
Boise office: Rodney Gabehart at 208-332-8608 or Bob Spencer at 208-332-8613
Nampa office: Victor Mason at 208-465-8442
Idaho Falls: Steve Hobley at 208-525-7158
Pocatello: Steve Riedy at 208-236-6091 or Kenneth Funk at 208-236-6352
Twin Falls: Randy Quigley at 208-736-5277 or Jim Childs at 208-736-4790
Pre-registration is required to participate. If no pre-registrations are received, a collection site may be cancelled.
More information can also be found at www.agri.idaho.gov.
Potato Tuber Worm
Potato All Locations
Posted on: August 17, 2007 by Jerry Neufeld
Ben Simko with ISDA is reporting that to date they have not captured any adult Potato Tuber Worm moths at any locations across the state. Specifically, the 100 traps in Canyon County have been negative. Last season the first PTW was captured around Parma on August 1.
Results from the trapping program, and word of any positives, are posted at the ISDA website:
http://www.agri.idaho.gov/Categories/PlantsInsects/RegulatedAndInvasiveInsects/Insectsformreports.php
PTW catches are trending lower this season in the Hermiston, OR area.
http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/hermiston/documents/PotatoUpdate7-30-07.doc
