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WSU: Potato Psyllid Numbers Expected To Be Low In 2025
WSU: Potato Psyllid Numbers Expected To Be Low In 2025
WSU: Potato Psyllid Numbers Expected To Be Low In 2025
It’s good news for Columbia Basin area potato growers, that according to Washington State University.  WSU announced late last week Potato psyllid numbers are expected to be low this season, similar to those in 2024.   A search for overwintering potato psyllids on stands of matrimony vine turned up very few numbers.  And researchers sa...
Growers Wanted For Washington Commercial Potato Seed Lot Trial
Growers Wanted For Washington Commercial Potato Seed Lot Trial
Growers Wanted For Washington Commercial Potato Seed Lot Trial
Potato growers across Washington are invited to participate in the 2025 Washington Commercial Potato Seed Lot Trial.  To participate, growers can submit samples of 200 whole (single-drop) seed or a minimum of 50 lbs.  The whole seed potatoes should be only 2-4 oz.; seed over 6 oz wi...
NW Sugar Beet Growers Expect An Average Crop
NW Sugar Beet Growers Expect An Average Crop
NW Sugar Beet Growers Expect An Average Crop
Sometimes being average is OK.  And that’s what sugar beet growers across Idaho, Oregon and Washington are expect from this year’s crop.  Samantha Parrott, Executive Director of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association says while yields are expected to be on par with the five-year average, the disease and pest pressures growers are dealing with in 2024 is very low.   “Last year, Cercospora...
WSU’s Beers Honored By ESA
WSU’s Beers Honored By ESA
WSU’s Beers Honored By ESA
Congratulations to Washington State University entomologist Elizabeth Beers, who was named an Entomological Society Fellow this summer.  For nearly four decades, Beers has worked to stop insect pests that spread damage and disease in Pacific Northwest apple, cherry, and pear orchards while training the next generation of scientists.    ...
UPL Agronomic Minute: Diseases In The Orchard This Time Of Year
UPL Agronomic Minute: Diseases In The Orchard This Time Of Year
UPL Agronomic Minute: Diseases In The Orchard This Time Of Year
What are some of the diseases that tree fruit growers need to keep an eye out for this time of year?  Kendall Johnson, Technical Service Manager for UPL talks about what you need to look for in the orchard.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqu...
Canola’s Developer Has Concerns About Over-Planting
Canola’s Developer Has Concerns About Over-Planting
Canola’s Developer Has Concerns About Over-Planting
The Canola Week Conference has been an annual December event since 1970 and was held again last month in Saskatoon.  The conference founder, Dr. Keith Downey, was in attendance again this year.  Downey is known worldwide throughout the agriculture and agri-food industries as one of two research scientists behind the development of canola. Dr. Keit...
Why Is Data On Hemp Pests Limited?
Why Is Data On Hemp Pests Limited?
Why Is Data On Hemp Pests Limited?
Research data on pest threats to industrial hemp crops is currently limited.  According to a Colorado State University Emeritus and Entomologist professor, there is a reason for that limited data: "What remains unique about industrial hemp as a crop in the United States is that there has been no information on what are the pest issues at all and that couldn't start until about 2014 when resea

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