Experts Predict Less Stripe Rust This Year
See the following article on predictions of stripe rust in Washington and Oregon.
http://www.capitalpress.com/content/mw-Stripe-rust-update-011312-Xianming-ChenMike-Flowers-mugs
I am also predicting substantially less stripe rust due to the open winter we have had so far and the reduced 2011 fall infection over that seen in 2010. We will need to remain more concerned about the spring wheat this year as spores traveling from our west will be the main source of inoculum.
Click on the link(s) below for more information about this pest:
U-Idaho Fruit Conference February 7-8
Do you need Pesticide Certification Credits? Plan on joining the fruit industry for a pest management conference on February 7-8 in Weiser, Idaho. 8 Idaho and 7 Oregon Credits are offered. Open the attachments for registration details. Space is limited.
U-Idaho Fruit Conference February 7-8
Do you need Pesticide Certification Credits? Plan on joining the fruit industry for a pest management conference on February 7-8 in Weiser, Idaho. 8 Idaho and 7 Oregon Credits are offered. Open the attachments for registration details. Space is limited.
U-Idaho Fruit Conference February 7-8
Do you need Pesticide Certification Credits? Plan on joining the fruit industry for a pest management conference on February 7-8 in Weiser, Idaho. 8 Idaho and 7 Oregon Credits are offered. Open the attachments for registration details. Space is limited.
Two organic farming meetings will be held Friday and Saturda
Two organic farming meetings will be held Friday and Saturday February 3 and 4 in Twin Falls.
Friday Afternoon Symposium: Cultivating Connections – Building Idaho’s Organic Farming Community
Friday, February 3 from 1 – 5 pm
The Herrett Center, College of Southern Idaho
Presentations will include the following:
- Organic Program Update, Brandon Lamb, ISDA
- Food Safety and Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs), Nora Olsen, UI
- Organic Crop and Livestock Insurance Options, Jeff Schahzenski, NCAT/ATTRA
- Cover Crop Nutrient Calculator, Amber Moore, UI
- Dairy Compost & Cover Crop Variety Trials, Lauren Hunter, UI
- Colorado Potato Beetle Response to Potato Varieties, Erik Wenninger, UI
Registration is $8 or free with the Grower’s Own Conference (below).
Grower’s Own Conference
Friday evening February 3
5:30 – 9 pm Conference Opening with Digital Farm Tours
Saturday, February 4
8 am – 4:15 pm Farmer-to-Farmer Exchange
The Herrett Center, College of Southern Idaho
$55 per person, includes dinner on Friday and breakfast and lunch on Saturday.
Pre-registration is required by January 20.
Register on-line at www.pesticide.org or print and mail the registration flier.
Contact Jennifer Miller at jmiller@pesticide.org or 208-850-6504 with questions.
The networking portion of the conference kicks off Friday evening with the popular “virtual” farm tours. Three Idaho farms and guest farmer Jim Bronec of Oregon will share digital slide shows. Bronec produces organic clover seed, squash, Jack-O Lantern pumpkins, and fresh sweet corn on his 50-acre Praying Mantis Farm.
Prior to the Grower’s Own conference, participants will vote on the topics to be discussed during the Saturday farmer-to-farmer exchange. A few of this year’s topics under consideration include cultivation equipment; finding your niche products; producing livestock feed; seasonal high tunnels; alternative financing; seed production; alternative livestock health practices; integrated pest management, and value-added products.
These meetings are presented by the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides. Funding for this conference is provided in part by the Organic Farming Research Foundation and USDA Risk Management Agency.
