Two New Herbicides
UPI, a global leader in the production of high quality crop protection products, has launched two new herbicides in the U.S. MOCCASIN is the first post-patent herbicide containing the active…
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Search warrants for potato pest ordered at E. Idaho farms
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho A federal judge has approved search warrants to take samples from fields in southeast Idaho after farmers refused to allow federal authorities to check for a microscopic…
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Harvest and Minimizing Foreign Material in Potatoes: On-line educational videos now available
Potato All Locations Harvest and Minimizing Foreign Material: On-line educational videos now available. Foreign material is any material that is not the potato tuber. It is “trash” or “garbage”…
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Treasure Valley Growers Urged to Watch for Zebra Chip
Several potato psyllids collected last week tested positive for Lso (liberibacter), the bacterium that causes zebra chip. Lso-positive psyllids were found in the following counties: Payette (1 field), Canyon (7…
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More Lso-positive psyllids found in Idaho
Posted on: July 29, 2016 by Amy Carroll Last week we reported on a sharp increase in the prevalence of Lso-positive psyllids relative to the previous weeks this season. Out…
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