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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/

potato psyllid update

Potato    All Locations

potato psyllids

Posted on: September 26, 2014 by Erik Wenninger

Most of our fields have now undergone vine kill and are no longer being monitored. The busy harvest season has delayed delivery to our lab of some cards from this week (including those from a few sites in western Idaho that have been trapping the most potato psyllids); those results will be posted as early as possible next week. Among the few remaining sites still being monitored, we did trap one psyllid in Cassia County (the first capture at that site this year) and a few psyllids at two different sites in Canyon County.

In addition, a psyllid that was collected from a Canyon County field on Sept 8 tested positive for liberibacter, 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/

Pesticide Disposal Program

Announcements    All Locations

Posted on: September 25, 2014 by Jerry Neufeld

Click on the pdf below for information about the Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s Fall 2014 Pesticide Disposal Program for several locations across southern Idaho.

potato psyllid and ZC update

Potato    All Locations

potato psyllids

Posted on: September 19, 2014 by Erik Wenninger

Potato psyllids continue to be trapped at relatively high rates in just a few fields in Western Idaho (Canyon, Owyhee, and Elmore counties). We also trapped one psyllid in a field in Jerome County this week. None of the psyllids tested from last week was positive for liberibacter (Lso), the bacterium that causes zebra chip. During this busy harvest season, we are still waiting for some cards to come into our lab, so those results will be posted as early as possible next week.

Many of the fields we are monitoring have undergone vine kill. For those fields that have yet to be vine killed, it is important to consider management options for psyllids and zebra chip in order to keep the crop protected until harvest—especially in western Idaho where psyllid numbers have been higher.

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/

One more Lso-positive psyllid found in Idaho

Potato    All Locations

potato psyllids

Posted on: September 12, 2014 by Erik Wenninger

A potato psyllid collected from a grower’s field in Owyhee County last week tested positive for liberibacter (Lso), the bacterium that causes zebra chip disease. This psyllid was collected on a sticky trap in the same field that trapped an Lso-positive psyllid two weeks before. During this week we trapped an additional eight psyllids (average of two per card) in that same field that will be tested for Lso. We also trapped psyllids in a few other sites in Canyon and Elmore Counties this week. Again, psyllid captures were higher this week in western Idaho than central and eastern Idaho; only one psyllid was found on a sticky trap in the Magic Valley this week (Twin Falls County).

Many of the fields we are monitoring have undergone vine kill. For those fields that have yet to be vine killed, it is important to consider management options for psyllids and zebra chip in order to keep the crop protected until harvest—especially in western Idaho where psyllid numbers have been higher.

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/

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