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Wednesday, Apr 17
ISDA HOSTING PESTICIDE DISPOSAL PROGRAM |
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture is hosting a pesticide disposal program in southwest and northern Idaho in May.
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Monday, Apr 15
THREE NEW “FOCUS ON POTATO” ONLINE |
ST PAUL, Minn.—It won’t be long before diseases and other pests take their toll on potato crops across the United States
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Friday, Apr 12
***PSYLLIDS FOUND IN MAGIC VALLEY, IDAHO |
Two adult potato psyllids were found on a yellow sticky trap near Shoshone Falls in late March.
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Wednesday, Mar 20
ZC VECTOR SURVIVED BOISE COLD IN JAN |
BOISE, Idaho—It appears the tiny winged insects that can spread the crop disease zebra chip in potato fields will overwinter
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Monday, Mar 18
PSYLLID CONTROL W/ LADYBIRD ADVANCES TO FIELD TESTS |
Research conducted by the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln University, using the southern ladybird as a biological
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Thursday, Mar 14
ZC FOUND IN POWER COUNTY, ID |
A new potato alert was posted to PNWPestAlert.net.
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Tuesday, Mar 12
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
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Friday, Mar 8
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
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Monday, Feb 25
GMO LABELING BILL INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS |
Colorado’s Jared Polis announced on Feb. 20, outside a reborn organic retail store in Boulder, that he’s introducing a federal
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Tuesday, Feb 12
STANDING UP FOR POTATOES ON CAPITOL HILL |
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Potato growers and industry partners from across the country will travel to the nation's capital this month
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© 2013 Potato Grower® Magazine
Published by Harris Publishing, Inc. |
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