How Are Drones Used In Crop Science?
Equipped with sensors, drones can identify weeds and pests faster than humans – and speed up treatment The July 22nd Sustainable, Secure Food Blog looks at how drones are being used in…
Read MoreEquipped with sensors, drones can identify weeds and pests faster than humans – and speed up treatment The July 22nd Sustainable, Secure Food Blog looks at how drones are being used in…
Read MoreWithout intervention, the colorful but devastating Japanese beetle could make its way across the evergreen state within two decades, according to a study of their potential dispersion. The iridescent, green-and-copper…
Read MoreThe Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) has provided updated information on grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks across Southern Idaho. Grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks have been designated by ISDA in Cassia,…
Read MorePotato growers in Idaho have a resource from the Idaho Crop Alerts Network to check their growing area for volunteer potato risk. Volunteer potatoes are potato tubers that are left…
Read MoreBy Carl Rosen, Professor, University of Minnesota Phosphorus (P) is a macronutrient essential for all forms of life. A deficiency of P in potatoes is associated with delayed vegetative growth,…
Read MoreNew Bayer potato fungicide offers growers control of early blight, white mold and other key potato diseases. Bayer has announced Luna® Pro fungicide has received EPA registration. Luna Pro is a…
Read MoreThe World Potato Congress Inc. is presenting a webinar with Dr. Alison Lees, Potato Pathologist with The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK on February 28, 2023 at 9.00am Eastern Standard Time (EST). Webinar Title: Potato…
Read MoreStrike Fumigants and TriCal Group are sponsoring a free, online Potato School on Tuesday, December 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Schedule: Dr. Gary Secor, North Dakota State…
Read MoreOn October 14, USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released a comprehensive report on the current status of the potato wart crisis on Prince Edward Island, Canada, stating that PEI’s potato…
Read MoreA foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change. A recent modelling study found that changing weather could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink…
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