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POWER COSTS FOR IRRIGATORS SET TO INCREASE IN ID
BOISE, Idaho—Many growers in Idaho are bracing for another increase in power costs this season.
May 23, 2013
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NEW LAW AIMS TO PREVENT DRONES FROM SPYING ON GROWERS
BOISE, Idaho—A new Idaho law that takes effect July 1 aims to prevent people from using drones to spy on growers and ranchers.
May 23, 2013
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NEW POTATO PROGRESS: INSECT TRAPPING REPORT
BOISE, Idaho—The new issue of Potato Progress from the Idaho, Washington and Oregon Potato Commissions is out.
May 22, 2013
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Views 160
LATE FL POTATO VOLUME BRINGS HIGHER PRICES
As north Florida begins spring volume up to two weeks late, buyers can expect lower red potato supplies to keep demand high and prices above normal.
May 22, 2013
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Views 99
HOUSE PANEL OK’S FARM BILL W/ FOOD STAMP CUTS
The House Agriculture Committee approved a sweeping farm bill May 15 that would trim the $80 billion-per-year Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and would cut about $2.5 billion a year from the domestic food aid program used by one in seven Americans, according to the Associated Press, reported NPR.
May 21, 2013
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UC DAVIS RANKS NO. 1 IN THE WORLD FOR AG TEACHING AND RESEARCH
The University of California, Davis, is No. 1 in the world for teaching and research in the area of agriculture and forestry, according to rankings released today by QS World University Rankings.
May 20, 2013
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TWO MORE FIELDS QUARANTINED IN PCN BATTLE
Two new Bingham County fields have been added to a quarantine list in the effort to eradicate pale cyst nematode from Idaho.
February 01, 2013
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ZC FOUND IN POWER COUNTY, ID
A new potato alert was posted to PNWPestAlert.net.
March 14, 2013
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GUENTHNER: GM POTATOES LIKELY TO RETURN
KENNEWICK, Wash.—A University of Idaho researcher says he’s optimistic efforts to develop genetically modified potatoes will resurface.
February 06, 2013
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RESEARCH LOOKS AT COPPER IN ID POTATO FIELDS
New University of Idaho research suggests copper concentrations in some sandy-soiled Idaho farm fields treated with dairy lagoon water may be nearing levels that could stymie potato root growth.
January 24, 2013
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CLOSER REGISTERED FOR CANADA POTATOES
Dow AgroSciences has announced that potato growers in Canada now have access to Closer, a new insecticide with a unique mode of action for the control of aphids. Aphids transmit viruses and can reduce marketable yield. Aphid control is particularly critical in potato seed production where the tolerance for total virus levels is extremely low. Canada’s regulatory authorities have approved Closer for the control of several important species of aphids in potato crops.
March 12, 2013
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HERBICIDE RESISTANCE TESTING: CLASSICAL & QUICK APPROACHES
Crops should be managed in a way to prevent weed infestations, overuse of herbicides and herbicide resistance. But in the real world, growers will use the most convenient and economical practices until a crisis forces a change. Routine monitoring of weed populations for their resistance to herbicides can avert such a crisis. Making resistance testing protocols widely available can help to attain this goal.
January 31, 2013
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Views 750
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