New Website: Insect Identification
On the May 18 edition of Ag Talk Tuesday, Jason Thomas with the University of Idaho announced a new website that will help farmers identify insect pests. Though the site…
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How Do Nematodes Help Plants and Soils?
Nematodes normally get a bad reputation. Yes, some of these miniscule creatures can cause harm in plants and animals. But little is known about the non-parasitic nematodes, which have many…
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Late Blight Webinar: What Have We Learned?
The next webinar from the World Potato Congress is on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 with Albert Schirring, Strategy Lead Vegetables & Potato, Bayer AG.Presentation OutlineLate blight caused by the fungal…
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Potato Tuber Second Growth
Unfortunately, not all tubers look nice coming out of the ground. A new article by Andy Robinson, Associate Professor and Extension Potato Agronomist, North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota and Eugenia…
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Focus on Potato Webcasts Available Now
Focus on Potato educational webcasts are now available for viewing at no cost. These webcasts are a great learning resource and can be viewed on PC, Mac and mobile devices….
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Early Planting Risks
By Mike Thornton and Nora Olsen, University of Idaho It’s really a very simple formula: increase the length of the growing season and increase the potential yield and profits from a…
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Thymox Biopesticide Now Available in U.S.
Kemin Crop Technologies, the Kemin Industries business unit focused on providing crop protection and crop health solutions for specialty crops and commercial greenhouses, has announced a strategic partnership agreement with…
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New Brunswick Seed Shows Low PVY
Potato virus Y in 2019 crop near lowest levels since regulatory caps began in 2011 Recent research presented at the N.B. Potato Conference and Tradeshow, Feb. 6th 2020, has highlighted…
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WPC Webinar on Powdery Scab Set for March 18
The World Potato Congress (WPC) is presenting a powdery scab webinar on March 18 at 9 a.m. EDT. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Leah Tsror. Powdery scab causes significant…
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OxiDate 5.0 Approved in California
BioSafe Systems has announced that OxiDate 5.0, a bactericide/fungicide, has been approved in California. With this approval, BioSafe Systems can now manufacture, deliver and sell the product in California. OxiDate…
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