Plant Health

RegenAphex is a biological technology platform designed to deliver readily available carbon and a number of microorganisms to improve soil health, increase crop nutrient uptake, and support plant health.   “The RegenAphex platform, what it is, at its core, is a very rich source of organic carbon in a liquid form that's used to feed microbes, both the microbes that we formulate within the solutions

Getting the flour or vegetable garden ready for spring? Perhaps a key in planning and planting is looking back to last year, according to Elizabeth Domenghini of Kansas State University Extension.    “If last fall or last summer, your plants were struggling, if you were seeing spots on the stems or the leaves, or stunted growth and it's something that's just irregular, something you weren't expect

OSU-Extension's Luisa Santamaria talks about her efforts to educate vineyard workers about plant health as well as effort to prevent plant diseases.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaag...

Balancing the farm books can be challenging to say the least.  On one hand, you don’t want to spend money you don’t need to, but conversely, you want to give your commodity the best chance for success.  In the ongoing challenge to find that happy medium, Bio Huma Netics said they have the right combination of cost saving products, and soil health improving materials to help a variety of growers ac

Regardless of commodity, more and more emphasis is being place on managing soil health and plant health across the Pacific Northwest, and across the county.  To help growers, Helena has Extractor, an advanced plant tissue analysis offering.  Stephen...

Dan PeHan talks about the importance of ensuring your crops have the calcium they need, and how Monty's Plant Food can help. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with his counterpart in Mexico Tuesday and announced the opening of Mexico to U.S. potato exports by May 15th. A Department of Agriculture statement said they met to continue cooperation on shared priorities, including open trade, science-based policy-making, and sustainable and climate-smart agricultural production ...

For a state so dependent on agricultural products and Ag trade, the number of people tasked with preventing the introduction of harmful pests and plant diseases may surprise you. The Washington state Department of Agriculture’s WSDA Plant Services Program consists of 11 inspectors statewide. The ...

On Friday, the University of Idaho announced an effort to better align with the state’s agricultural industry. As of July 1st, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has combined animal, veterinary and food sciences research, education and outreach into one department. The ...

The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health to bring worldwide attention to invasive pests. The pests destroy up to 40% of the world's food crops and cause $220 billion in trade losses each year.  The United Nations is calling on stakeholders to work together to protect plants against the introduction and spread of invasive pests.  ...