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GRANT HELPS IDAHO PREFERRED PROMOTE ID AG PRODUCTS
A grant for nearly $157,000 will help promote Idaho food and agricultural products through the Idaho Preferred program, managed by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.
June 19, 2013
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ONE PSYLLID DETECTED IN CANYON COUNTY POTATO FIELD
Among the approximately 90 fields are being monitored only with yellow sticky cards in cooperation with several crop consultants, one potato psyllid was found on a card in Canyon County last week. This psyllid will be tested for Lso, the bacterium that causes zebra chip.
June 19, 2013
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SIMPSON’S POTATO AMENDMENT PASSES COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House Appropriations Committee last week passed the fiscal year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpsons is a member of the committee and once again offered an amendment to allow states to include fresh potatoes in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program, administered by the USDA. Simpson’s amendment passed by a voice vote.
June 18, 2013
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GROCERS ALLEGE UPGA PUMPED UP POTATO PRICES
BOISE, Idaho (AP)—A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers' pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler accusing America's potato growers of driving up prices while spying on growers with satellites and aircraft fly-overs to enforce strict limits on how many tubers they can grow.
June 18, 2013
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RESEARCHERS SEEK BETTER WAYS TO ATTRACT, TRAP POTATO PSYLLIDS
Despite a few setbacks, David Horton and his team with the USDA Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory believe they're a year or two away from identifying pheromones to lure potato psyllids to sticky traps used for insect monitoring in potato fields.
June 17, 2013
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U.S. SENATE PASSES HALF-TRILLION DOLLAR FARM BILL
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)—The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts to food stamps.
June 17, 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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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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UMAINE STUDY LOOKS TO END BLIGHT
Potato breeding developments being researched by graduate students in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences look to save the future of Maine’s iconic crop.
March 07, 2013
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GROWER USES COVER CROPS TO REDUCE INPUT COSTS
FORT HALL, Idaho—For the past two seasons, Brendon Rockey has planted peas, chickling vetch and buckwheat in the same rows as potatoes, using a specially designed seeder.
March 08, 2013
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NEW ONLINE BULLETIN FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS TEST KITS
A new bulletin has been published by the University of Idaho titled, “Portable test kits for diagnosing potato diseases.”
May 01, 2013
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ID GROWERS SET TO VOTE ON MCCAIN, SIMPLOT CONTRACTS
Idaho potato growers will vote Monday in Burley on contracts with McCain Foods and J.R. Simplot Co. paying a 1.6 percent average increase, according to sources involved in negotiations.
February 28, 2013
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June 20, 2013
ID/East OR Potato Committee Meeting
June 23, 2013
95th AOSCA Annual Meeting
June 25, 2013
FSMA Overview and Workshop
June 25, 2013
UI Snake River Weed & Pest Tour
June 26, 2013
2013 NPC Summer Meeting
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