Passing on the Ranch Presentation November 16th

Peter Volk with the University of Idaho will kick the series off on November 16. The seminar will cover estate planning and taxation for the family owned farm and ranch. It will provide practical ideas that attendees can use to reduce or avoid estate and gift tax as farmers and ranchers attempt to transfer the family ranch to the next generation. A truly challenging task, but Pete will take his “been there…done that” knowledge from his own ranching background and legal education to provide easy to understand information that you can take away and use with your advisors to start the succession plan for your ranch.

Salmon Business Innovation Center
7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 16
No Charge and No RSVP

Mr. Volk will also be making a presentation in Challis on the 17th at 6:30 PM at th Y-Inn Cafe.

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Idaho Barley Commission Sponsors Webinars and Presentations in November

Mark your calendars to participate in these upcoming Idaho Grain Marketing Education programs being sponsored by the Idaho Barley Commission and University of Idaho Cooperative Extension…

Nov. 9 webinar from 8:30 am to 10:00 am – “Optimizing your 2012 Malting Barley Contract Pricing Strategies and Navigating Volatile Grain Markets” presented by Craig Corbett

Nov. 28 webinar from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm - “How to Hedge your Farm Energy Inputs” presented by Bryce Knorr, Farm Futures

Dec. 6 live workshop – Comprehensive Grain Marketing & Risk Management from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at Pocatello Red Lion Hotel –presented by Dr. Art Barnaby, Kansas State University (pre-registration required and fee of $15/person)

Please see our website at http://www.idahobarley.org/ for more details on upcoming Idaho grain marketing education events.

Kelly L Olson, Administrator
Idaho Barley Commission
208-334-2090
Fax: 208-334-2335

kolson@idahobarley.org

Small Acreage Symposium November 17th

Be a Good Neighbor! Destroy Volunteer Cereals

There are some fields of winter wheat in our area that were heavily infested with aphids, probably Bird Cherry Oat Aphid. They vary in color from orange green to olive green, and sometimes are greenish black. The aphid itself DOES damage the crop. “Heavy populations may cause a golden yellow streaking on the leaves; do not confuse this with the white streaks caused by Russian wheat aphid. Occasionally heavy populations cause the flag to curl up in a tight corkscrew fashion that may trap the awns, resulting in a fish-hook appearance to the head. Leaf curl caused by the bird cherry-oat aphid resembles a corkscrew, while that by the Russian wheat aphid resembles an upright soda straw.”

Stripe Rust Identified on Volunteer Wheat in Burley Area October 26, 2011

Dr. Juliet Marshal identified stripe rust in a field of volunteer wheat right off the highway at the Burley exit.  The volunteer wheat looked like it has been growing for weeks if not a couple of months, and was not heading so it is probably winter wheat.  This means it could host the rust through the winter and be a source of inoculum in the spring, or it will be a source for infection this fall for the local winter wheat.

Idaho Barley Marketing Report for Oct 13th, 2011 Available Here

Idaho Barley Marketing Report

For more information about Idaho barley, see the home page of the Idaho Barley Commission

2011 Western Idaho Winter Wheat Nursery Results

Dr. Brad Brown and his co-workers have completed the processing of the 2011 Extension winter cereal nursery samples. The results for spring wheat and barley and the protein results for all are still in the works.  Read on the the results!