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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Liphatech Announces Anniversary Offers
Liphatech’s Rozol brand is celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the EPA registration of Liphatech’s first active ingredient, chlorophacinone. Rozol is used to manage field rodent infestations to reduce damage to…
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Steady As She Goes
Onion Shipping Point Prices for May 17, 2021 The Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, shipping area ran out of onions last week. And in the Columbia Basin of Washington, only…
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NOA Works to Save Chlorpyrifos
The fate of chlorpyrifos, one of the chief insecticides that keeps onion maggots from destroying the West’s onions, has become rather uncertain. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth…
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Vive AZterknot: World’s First Three-Way Biological, Chemical and Allosperse Fungicide
AZterknot fungicide from Vive Crop Protection received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently. AZterknot fungicide is the world’s first three-way fungicide combination that harnesses the benefits of biologicals, the performance…
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Eighth Annual #RootedinAg Contest Now Open for Entries
Ag mentors come from all backgrounds. Some are more traditional, like our parents, grandparents, FFA leaders or ag teachers. Others are unconventional, like the random ag leader that showed up…
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NOA Confirms Speaker for Summer Convention
The National Onion Association (NOA) has scheduled Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) to speak at its summer convention. Friedmann will make the U.S. trucking industry a…
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John Deere Redefines 5M Series Tractors
Added Technology, Transmission Options, and Top-End Horsepower In a press release, John Deere announced some welcome updates to its 2022 model year 5M tractors. The company has added new technology and transmission…
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Vidalia Onions Hit the Market
Vidalia onion producers began shipping onions April 19, this year’s official pack date set by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee. The pack date is determined…
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NIFA Invests $17.2M for Ag Education and Workforce Development
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an investment of $17.2 million for 37 awards in Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates. This program…
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