Tree Care and Nursery Operations Workshop October 19th

The Idaho Nursery and Landscape Association is sponsoring a tree care and nursery operations workshop on the Kearsley Tree Farm in Victor, Idaho, Wednesday October 19th, 2011.  The cost of the program is $15 and includes lunch.  Pre-registration is required by October 13th.  Questions will be answered at 208-681-4769,

Idaho Barley News Brief and Idaho Barley Marketing Report for Sept 29th

The Idaho Barley commission News Brief is now available as is the Idaho Barley Marketing Report for Sept 29, 2011.

For more Idaho Barley information, see the Idaho Barley Commission webpage
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Digital Panoramas of Rangelands Could Be Rich Source of Research Data

A USDA scientist is exploring how rangeland ecologists could use high-resolution digital panoramas to track landscape changes. (9/20) .  Read all about it at:http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110920.htm

Idaho Barley Commission Market Report for September 22

The Idaho Barley Commissions market report for September 22nd can be found at the link below.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9CQZD8nv5_AZjI4YjkxMWEtNTI2Yi00ZGQxLWFlN2QtMzExYmFiNWVkYzVk&hl=en_US

For more information from the Idaho Barley Commission

2010-11 Idaho Custom Rate Guide is Available!

The 2010-11 Idaho Custom Rate Guide by Paul Patterson and Kathleen Painter is now available on line at the address below:

http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/BUL/BUL0729.pdf

Reminder on Field Burning

We at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) are doing more outreach this year to make sure that all growers and the public at large are aware of the open burning regulations decided upon by the state of Idaho. Information for open burning of any kind is found on our website http://www.deq.idaho.gov/.

Growers can register their fields and pay online to burn their fields for crop residue removal. Growers will then be given approval to burn crop residue dependent upon air quality and meteorological conditions. This is a state of Idaho regulation and if all growers will follow the rules, they will be allowed to keep burning their CRB.

Watch Out! The Green Bridge for Stripe Rust is in Place!!

Yesterday in the Swan Valley area of Idaho east of Idaho Falls, I was completing some soil sampling for research obligations and observed stripe rust on volunteer wheat that was in the boot stage. I am not sure of the variety of spring wheat. In addition, there is plenty of greenbridge material at lower elevations, and many acres of winter wheat has already been planted throughout the eastern and southern Idaho region. There was a field of winter wheat planted into emerging volunteer in the Ririe area as well. I have concerns about the setting up of a potential over-wintering of stripe rust similar to last year.

Facebook Pages Offers Opportunities to Connect with Hay Buyers

Hay growers and buyers have started using Facebook as a way to connect with each other.  Below are two links  to check out.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hay-Connection/153504058065218

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Oregon-Hay-and-Forage-Growers/124895780943833?sk=wall

The Idaho Hay and Forage Growers Association also has a mechanism to connect buyers and sellers on their website at http://idahohay.com/forsale.htm.

Idaho Grain Report for September 1st, 2011

Attached is our weekly Idaho Grain Market Report.  We wish you an enjoyable Labor Day holiday weekend!

IBC will host a Grain Market Outlook Webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 a.m. MDT

To participate log on to https://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/barley.  This webinar will be recorded and available to download later that day from the IBC website at www.idahobarley.org

Using Less Water to Grow More Potatoes

By Ann Perry

September 1, 2011Research conducted in part at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can increase irrigation water use efficiency.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engineer Bradley King, who works at the ARSNorthwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratoryin Kimberly, Idaho, was one of the scientists who led these studies. ARS is USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency, and this research supports the USDA commitment to enhancing sustainable agriculture.