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Precision Agriculture Seminar
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: February 2, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
Click on the pdf below for more information about the Precision Agriculture Seminar sponsored by the U. of Idaho Extension on February 24, 2015.
Cereal Schools in southern Idaho
Small Grains All Locations
Diseases and Insects Galore! Fertilizer, Falling Numbers, and Varieties
Posted on: January 27, 2015 by Juliet Marshall
Upcoming Cereal Schools - CCA and ISDA pesticide credits available.
Need to see an AGENDA? check out http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho/upcoming-events
ALL SCHOOLS START AT 8:30 AM (registration) with presentations beginning at 9:00 AM
Feb 3rd - Burley, Idaho. Burley Inn. 800 N. Overland Ave.
Feb 4th - Pocatello, Idaho. Red Lion Hotel, 1555 Pocatello Creek Road.
Feb 5th - Ashton, ID. Trails Inn Restaurant
Feb 5th - Idaho Falls, ID. Bennion Student Union, University Place. 1784 Science Center Drive NEW LOCATION parking in the back
Feb 6th - Preston, ID. Robinson Fair Grounds, 186 West 2nd North.
» http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho
» http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho/upcoming-events
Organic Farming Conference
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: January 14, 2015 by Jennifer Miller
For Immediate Release
January 13, 2015
Contacts:
Arlie Sommer, 503-312-1415, Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides
Tony Brand, 208-420-3052, Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides
Organic Farming Conference Set for January 30
Twin Falls, ID – Farmers interested in enhancing the fertility of their soil through the use of cover crops are invited to attend a Friday, January 30 conference in Twin Falls. A farmer-to-farmer exchange of knowledge and best practices will follow the sessions, that afternoon. Additionally, farmers will see presentations on a new crop insurance program and future market opportunities with Clif Bar and Amy’s Kitchen.
The event is presented by the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP), with additional support from University of Idaho (UI), Oregon State University (OSU) and USDA.
Nick Andrews, OSU Small Farms Extension Agent, Amber Moore, UI Soil Fertility Specialist and Lauren Hunter, UI Extension Specialist, will present the latest, science-based approaches to organic soil nutrient management and cover cropping. Farmers will learn how to monitor the nitrogen value of cover crops and plan their organic inputs to meet crop needs.
Anne Berblinger, organic farmer of Gales Meadow Farm, in Forest Grove, OR, will describe her work with Nick Andrews on soil health, cover cropping, and organic nutrient management planning and monitoring. She will also take attendees on a virtual tour of her farm, where she grows more than 300 varieties of vegetables and herbs, direct marketing product to consumers and local chefs. She participates in an OSU vegetable seed-breeding project, including conducting variety tastings with chefs. She will also show the native hedgerow she installed to provide habitat for beneficial insects and other wildlife.
Farmers will learn about future organic market opportunities in Idaho, through a session moderated by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. Representative from Amy’s Kitchen and Clif Bar will discuss how they source organic products and the potential of sourcing ingredients grown in Idaho.
Jo Lynne Seufer of USDA Risk Management Agency will share information about a new crop insurance program, Whole-Farm Revenue Protection, designed for needs of specialty crop, organic and diverse farms.
The conference will be held at the Herrett Center of the College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, ID on Friday, January 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required by January 26th. Register online at www.pesticide.org or contact Arlie Sommer, agworkshops@pesticide.org or 503-312-1415.
Funding is provided in part by USDA.
Idaho and Oregon Alfalfa and Clover Seed Growers Association
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: January 8, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
The Idaho and Oregon Alfalfa and Clover Seed Growers Association Winter Meeting is January 13, 2015 at the Hampton Inn in Nampa. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Pre licensing training for pesticide applicators
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: January 8, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
A Pre-licensing training for Pesticide Applicators will be held in Caldwell, ID from March 17 to 20. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Spanish Pesticide Safety Training
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: January 8, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
A Spanish Pesticide Safety Training will be held February 25, 2015 at the University of Idaho, Caldwell Complex Education Center from 8 am to 4:15 pm. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Treasure Valley Bean School
Announcements Treasure Valley
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Posted on: January 8, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
The Treasure Valley Bean School will be held on January 30, 2015 from 8 am to 1 pm at the Hampton Inn in Nampa, ID. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Soil Health Symposium
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: January 8, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
Various Soil and Water Conservation Districts in the Treasure Valley are offering the 6th Annual Soil Health Symposium in Ontario, OR on February 12, 2015. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Farm Safety-Net Programs
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: January 8, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
The University of Idaho Extension and the USDA Farm Service Agency are offering training for the new farm safety-net programs. Training will be held January 30, 2015 from 10 am to 12:30 pm in Payette. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Idaho Potato psyllid monitoring update
All Crops Magic Valley
potato psyllid
Posted on: January 6, 2015 by Jerry Neufeld
All of the potato fields we have been monitoring have been vine killed. We are still monitoring a few harvested fields and our overwintering sites. In the coming weeks we will put together a summary of the monitoring results from this year.
Detailed results for the “intense” fields, which are monitored with 10 sticky traps, vacuum samples, and leaf samples are here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuZRwfbNUs2YdG15WTNRMkEteHRWRGhpM2ltSXBiR3c#gid=0
Detailed results for the “light” fields, which are monitored with 4 sticky traps are here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuZRwfbNUs2YdGVrX2t2NGs0YzlYYUZaQkNaejhES2c#gid=0
More information and resources on potato psyllids and zebra chip, including management and scouting recommendations, can be found at the link below.
http://extension.uidaho.edu/kimberly/tag/potato-psyllid-and-zebra-chip/
PNW Pest Alert Survey
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: December 15, 2014 by Jerry Neufeld
Thanks to everyone that completed a pest alert annual survey. The winners of the Outback Steakhouse gift certificates are Jason Myers, Aaron Ball and John Hartman. Certificates will be mailed out ASAP.
Farm Bill Information Sessions
Announcements Treasure Valley - Oregon
Posted on: December 3, 2014 by Bill Buhrig
The 2014 Farm Bill is giving producers a chance to update their historical yield data and base acreage allocations with the Farm Service Agency in addition to choosing between PLC and ARC programs. To help growers with this process, a series of meetings in Malheur County have been scheduled. Please read the entire attachment regarding these meetings!!!!!!
Idaho Ag Market Outlook Seminar
Announcements All Locations
Posted on: December 1, 2014 by Jerry Neufeld
The Idaho Ag Market Outlook Seminar, offered by U of Idaho Extension, is being held at several locations across Idaho in December. Click on the pdf below for more information.
2014 Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: December 1, 2014 by Jerry Neufeld
The Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference will be held Dec. 18 at the Nampa Civic Center. Click on the pdf below for more information.
Core Pesticide Recertification Class
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: November 26, 2014 by Stuart Reitz
Malheur County Extension will be conducting a Core Pesticide Training Class on December 12th from 8 AM to 12 PM.
The class has 4 credit hours for Oregon and for Idaho license holders, and it will satisfy the Core requirements for Oregon private applicators.
To register, please call the Extension office at 541-881-1417, submit the registration form on the attached pdf. There is a $10 registration.
2014 Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference
Announcements Treasure Valley
Posted on: November 5, 2014 by Jerry Neufeld
Click on the pdf below for information about the 2014 Treasure Valley Irrigation Conference on Dec 18 at the Nampa Civic Center. Six CCA credits will be available.
Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training
Announcements Treasure Valley - Idaho
Posted on: November 5, 2014 by Jerry Neufeld
Click on the pdf below for information about the Pesticide Applicator Recertification training in Caldwell on Dec 11. There will be either up to six licence credits available.
First Brown Marmorated Stink Bug found in Ada County
Tree Fruits All Locations
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Posted on: October 30, 2014 by Paul Castrovillo
On October 20, 2014 the first capture of a brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) in Ada County was confirmed. An alert homeowner in the Boise North End found the living insect in his garage and brought it to ISDA for verification of his identification. A follow-up inspection of the property failed to turn up any more specimens, which at this time would be attempting to locate suitable protected overwintering sites. In the spring, when stink bug activity would be expected to resume another inspection will be made and brown marmorated stink bug pheromone traps will be set up in the neighborhood to determine whether or not a population has established. Brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive pest from Asia. In the US it was first collected in Pennsylvania during the late 1990’s and since then has been detected in 41 states, with large infestations in the East and even some outbreak areas in Oregon, Washington and Utah. It feeds on a number of fruit and vegetable crops and can be a nuisance pest when congregating in human dwellings. In 2012 several specimens were transported from Maryland to Nampa, with reports of a few escaping, however no evidence of an established population has been uncovered in that area through subsequent inspections or trapping. With questions please contact Paul.Castrovillo@agri.idaho.gov or call 208-332-8627.
2014 Miller Research Potato Pest Management Seminar
Potato All Locations
Posted on: October 29, 2014 by Jeff Miller
The 2014 Miller Research Potato Pest Management Seminar will be held Wednesday, December 10 and Tuesday, December 16. Please see the attached flier for program information. The same program will be held on both days. There is not cost to attend and lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Jeff Miller (jeff@millerresearch.com or 431-4420) so that we that can plan accordingly. 3 CCA (Integrated Pest Management) and 3 ISDA credits are available.
Twin Falls County Pest Abatement District
Announcements Magic Valley
Posted on: October 27, 2014 by Jerry Neufeld
Click on the pdf below if you are interested in applying to be on the Board of Trustees for the Twin Falls County Pest Abatement District.
2014 Idaho Association of Plant Pathology
All Crops All Locations
Posted on: October 22, 2014 by Jeff Miller
The Idaho Association of Plant Protection will be holding its annual meeting at the Jerome Best Western on Wednesday, November 5 from 10:00 until 5:00. Registration begins at 9:30 am. Due to the limited number of presentations, the meeting will only be only one day. Please distribute this announcement to any who might be interested. The cost to attend is $15 payable in cash or check (sorry - credit cards are not accepted). A total of 5 ISDA pesticide recertification credits and 4.5 CCA Pest Management credits are available. Please contact Oliver Neher (oneher@amalsugar.com) or Erik Wenninger (erikw@uidaho.edu) if you have any questions.
Idaho potato psyllid monitoring update
Potato All Locations
potato psyllids
Posted on: October 10, 2014 by Erik Wenninger
All of the potato fields we have been monitoring have been vine killed. We are still monitoring a few harvested fields and our overwintering sites. In the coming weeks we will put together a summary of the monitoring results from this year.
Detailed results for the “intense” fields, which are monitored with 10 sticky traps, vacuum samples, and leaf samples are here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuZRwfbNUs2YdG15WTNRMkEteHRWRGhpM2ltSXBiR3c#gid=0
Detailed results for the “light” fields, which are monitored with 4 sticky traps are here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuZRwfbNUs2YdGVrX2t2NGs0YzlYYUZaQkNaejhES2c#gid=0
More information and resources on potato psyllids and zebra chip, including management and scouting recommendations, can be found at the link below.
http://extension.uidaho.edu/kimberly/tag/potato-psyllid-and-zebra-chip/
Malheur County Pesticide Collection
Announcements Treasure Valley - Oregon
Posted on: October 7, 2014 by Bill Buhrig
Please see the following attachments for information and registration on a Pesticide Collection for Malheur County to be held on October 22, 2014 at the Simplot Grower Solutions facility in Ontario. Registration is required to help us be prepared for what is coming. The collection contractor prefers registrations be submitted via scan/email or fax. The Malheur County Extension office will be happy to fax your form for you if you bring it in. Please read the entire brochure (we didn't write it just for fun)for the whole scoop and call 541-881-1417 if you have any questions.
In conjunction with this collection, there will also be an empty container collection. No registration needed for that but please make sure your containers are properly (triple) rinsed!!
2014 Japanese Beetle Field Season Finishes
Announcements All Locations
Japanese Beetle
Posted on: October 6, 2014 by Paul Castrovillo
Traps all over the state came down last week signifying the end of Japanese Beetle (JB) monitoring in Idaho for the 2014 field season. In total 1,283 adult beetles were collected in the traps between June 19 and October 1. That is a 58% reduction compared to the 3,058 JB captured during 2013. This is attributed to the effect of targeted insecticide treatments that were part of the current JB eradication program in Boise. One area in the Warm Springs neighborhood where 1,930 beetles were trapped in 2013, and which was subsequently treated, produced only 92 adults this summer – down 95%. JB were not found in traps located anywhere else in the state.
Data is currently being analyzed and plans being made for monitoring/treatment of JB in 2015. This information, once finalized, will be available on the Idaho State Department of Agriculture website. With questions please contact Paul.Castrovillo@agri.idaho.gov or call 208-332-8627.
Idaho Psyllid Monitoring Update
Potato All Locations
Potato Psyllids
Posted on: October 3, 2014 by Erik Wenninger
Only one potato psyllid was found this week, in Twin Falls County, at one of our “intense” monitoring fields. Very few fields remain as we are nearing the end of the season. None of the psyllids tested from last week was positive for liberibacter (Lso), the bacterium that causes zebra chip.
Detailed results for the “intense” fields, which are monitored with 10 sticky traps, vacuum samples, and leaf samples are here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuZRwfbNUs2YdG15WTNRMkEteHRWRGhpM2ltSXBiR3c#gid=0
Detailed results for the “light” fields, which are monitored with 4 sticky traps are here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuZRwfbNUs2YdGVrX2t2NGs0YzlYYUZaQkNaejhES2c#gid=0
More information and resources on potato psyllids and zebra chip, including management and scouting recommendations, can be found at the link below.
http://extension.uidaho.edu/kimberly/tag/potato-psyllid-and-zebra-chip/
