Pesticide Recertification Class December 9th

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Funding for Wolf Preadation Compensation for Calendar 2016

Funding Available for Wolf Depredation Compensation and Prevention Projects

The State of Idaho, through the Office of Species Conservation (OSC) has funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to compensate Idaho livestock producers for livestock killed by wolves. Idaho was one of 10 states and a single tribal nation to receive funding through the program. The funding comes through the Services’ Wolf Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program.

Stripe Rust Update November 9th

I would like to pass along the stripe rust update from Dr. Xianming Chen, USDA-ARS scientist in Pullman, WA.

Our October weather conditions have been conducive for stripe rust, so please report any locations that you see with infections. 

The good news is, there was a good, dry break between harvest and planting next year’s winter wheat. While this will reduce the chances of fall stripe rust infections transferring from infected volunteer wheat, it is important to scout susceptible varieties to determine if we have infection and have the potential for overwintering of the fungus.

If you have symptoms in the field that you have questions about, send me a picture. I can often tell easily if it is stripe rust. 

If you know it is stripe rust, send me a picture with the location(s) and varieties so we can keep track of those locations in the spring 2017. An early warning will help us prepare. We usually do not recommend fall application of fungicides, as infected leaves and the fungus often die over the winter.

Cheers,

Juliet

Juliet Marshall, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Cereals Pathology and Agronomy

Idaho Falls R&E Center
1776 Science Drive Suite 205
Idaho Falls, ID 83402
208-529-8376 office
208-390-4859 cell

http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho

Report from Washington Follows

Native Plant Summit November 1-3

THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT
Intermountain
Native Plant Summit
VIII
(aka ‘Back 2 Boise’)
sponsored by the Boise State University Dept. of Biological Sciences
and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Logan, UT
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE
(SO PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US)
general sessions
Tuesday & Wednesday, November 1-2, 2016
plant material workshops
Wednesday & Thursday, November 2-3, 2016
Boise State University Student Union
Boise, Idaho
There is no registration fee,but advance pre-registration is preferred.Please e-mail Cody at dakota.ray@ars.usda.gov by Friday, October 21, 2016 to pre-register

2016 Western Ag Industry Survey Report Available

2016 Western Ag Industry Survey

In early 2016, the idea for the Agricultural Industry Survey originated from a similar effort administered by a group of Colorado Extension Specialists. Members of the Western Extension Committees (WEC) on Farm Management and Marketing, made up of Extension economists from 13 Western States, Guam, and the U.S. Pacific Islands then initiated a survey specific to agriculture in the west.

The survey invitation was emailed to the WEC membership who distributed it through Extension contact channels.

The survey report
is now available…

Take the Ag Legacy Survey

University of Wyoming Extension Offers Legacy Course

Ag Legacy Survey

November 19, 2015  Survey    John Hewlett hewlett@uwyo.edu

What is an Ag Legacy?
A legacy is the summation of a lifetime of achievement and the context in which that lifetime will be remembered. A legacy is not just money but a reputation, what was accomplished, and the difference a person makes in the world as they pass through; their mark on the universe.

More importantly, a legacy is something that is passed along years after a person leaves the world as we know it. In historical terms, a legacy is something that is handed down from one generation to the next. Deciding to leave a legacy can provide a road map for the future; embracing the meaning of a life. …to read more click here

We would like to hear from you!
Take just a few moments to share with us your perspective on transitioning management responsibilities to the next generation. Your answers to the Management Showdown questions help us to better understand the issues in transitioning management responsibilities between generations. Click the image at the left to load the Ag Legacy Survey and give us your perspective. . .

DISC MOWERS DAMAGE GRASS IN GRASS-ALFALFA MIXES

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            by Bruce Anderson, 

Extension Forage Specialist

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

               Disc mowers are fantastic machines.  Compared to sickle bar mowers, they cut faster, have less maintenance and repairs, and rarely plug.  They can cut the crop shorter and keep going even if they occasionally scalp the surface.  And that’s the problem!

               `With alfalfa, regrowth comes from crown buds using nutrients stored underground in the taproot.  It doesn’t matter if you leave a 1-inch or a 4-inch stubble, alfalfa regrowth rate will be the same.

              

ARS Releases New Berry Varieties

Two New Berries for You from ARS

By Sharon Durham
September 28, 2016
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) geneticist Chad Finn and his colleagues at the Horticultural Crops Research Unit in Corvallis, Oregon, developed two new berry varieties—a blueberry and a blackberry—and recently released them to the public.
Baby Blues, a blueberry cultivar, is a vigorous, high-yielding, small-fruited, machine-harvestable highbush blueberry with outstanding fruit quality. It is well suited for processing markets that require a small fruit size. Baby Blues should offer growers and processors an alternative to the low-yielding Rubel highbush blueberry, and it should thrive in milder areas where northern highbush blueberries are grown, according to Finn.

Soil Fumigation Stewardship Meetings

Idaho Department of Agriculture and manufactures and suppliers of soil fumigants are sponsoring workshops to review label requirements, discuss past incidents, as well as worker protection.  Other issues such as buffer zones, notification and other important regulations will be covered.

The meetings will be 2 hours long and refreshments will be provided.  There will be 2 units of pesticide re certification credit.

August 16th
8-10 AM Fairfield Inn, Idaho Falls
1-3 PM Shoshone Bannock Event Center. Fort Hall

August 17
8-10 AM  Burley Inn, Burely,
1-3 PM La Quinta Inn, Twin Falls

August 18th
8-10 AM Hampton Inn, Nampa
1-3 PM Clarion Inn, Ontario

Please RSVP if possible to :
Bob Spencer 208-332-8613  bob.spencer@agri.idaho.gov

Changes to Worker Protection Standard Start January 1

The Environmental Protection Agency has made updates and revision to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), CFR 170 subparts E and F.  There changes in the regulation will affect most commercial and private applicators, and will take effect on January 1, 2017.

Changes in the regulations  of these regulations will affect notification, training, pesticide safety and hazard communication, use of personal protective equipment  (PPE), as well as the supplies and conditions for routine washing and emergency decontamination

Perhaps the change most likely to change pesticide application operations is a revision concerning entrance into the Applicable Exclusion Zone.  This will require applicators to suspend applications when untrained or improperly equipped individuals enter or remain in the application area.

Please check into these changes in the WPS, which you can do at  www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety, at wps@isda.idaho.gov or by phoning Luis Urias, Agricultural Program Specialist, with the Idaho Department of Agriculture at 208-332-8663.

Extension Coordinator Administrative Professional. at WSU

The Washington State University Farm and Food Systems Program is soliciting applications for an Extension Coordinator Administrative Professional. This 12-month, full-time position provides coordination for multiple Farm and Food Systems programs.

To ensure consideration, applications must be received by August 21, 2016. Application materials must include a letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications and a current resume or curriculum vitae. For more information please see attached job posting advertisement and to apply, visit https://www.wsujobs.com/postings/26708.

WSU is an EO/AA Educator and Employer.

Tours and Field Days in Eastern and Southern Idaho

Wednesday, July 13 – UI/ARS/Lima Cereal Seeds Aberdeen Cereal Field Day  from 9 a.m. to 1: 30 p.m (includes lunch) at Aberdeen R&E Center.  Featuring: barley and wheat extension variety trials (Dr. Juliet Marshall), barley and wheat breeding trials (Dr. Gongshe Hu and Dr. Jianli Chen), barley nutrient management study (Dr. Chris Rogers) and wheat-based cropping system (Dr. Xi Liang)

Wednesday, July 13 – Bear Lake water rights adjudication information meeting at 7 p.m. at Robison Fairgrounds Building, Preston

Thursday, July 14 – Idaho Malt Barley Grower Field Day (hosted by Anheuser Busch and InteGrow Malt) at AB malt plant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Highlights include: tour of test plots and SmartBarley, presentations by company and Idaho government leaders, Budweiser Clydesdales and BUD n Burgers!  RSVP to Katie Mueller at Katrina.Mueller@anheuser-busch.com, 314-765-2925 

10:00 am                     Test plot tour and SmartBarley presentation

11:00 am                     American Legion do a flag ceremony

11:30 am                     Introductions of Corporate Leaders and Dignitaries

11:45 – 1:00 pm         Speeches from Corporate Leaders and Dignitaries

12:30 pm                    Lunch Served

1:30 pm                      Recognition of Veterans and Growers

2:00 pm                      Grower field days done

Tuesday, July 19 – UI Soda Springs Variety Trial Field Day at 3 p.m. at 1.5 miles west of Highway 34 on China Hat Road, Soda Springs, followed by Caribou County Grain Producers BBQ at 6 p.m. at Hooper Springs

Wednesday, July 20 – UI Kimberly Research and Extension Center Twilight Tour at 5-8 p.m., 3806 N 3600 E, Kimberly

Stripe Rust Alert for Easter Idaho

Susceptible varieties of spring wheat are showing high levels of infection from stripe rust if they are not protected by fungicides. High levels are showing in Klasic, for example, from the Aberdeen area through Idaho Falls.

Some formerly resistant varieties are showing low levels of stripe rust as well. There is heavy disease pressure in southeast Idaho. As spring wheat is starting to head, please be aware that strobilurin fungicides should not be used to control stripe rust due to the potential for increased DON levels from Fusarium head blight. Choose a fungicide that will be effective for both stripe rust control and FHB suppression and if possible, target application window for FHB suppression.

Field Day and UI's Rock Creek Ranch June 28

The UI Rangeland Center invites you to join UI President Chuck Staben, along with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of Natural Resources, the Wood River Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy for a field day at the ranch. Rock Creek Ranch outside of Hailey, Idaho is a 10,400-acre working conservation ranch that is the subject of a new collaboration among the University of Idaho, The Nature Conservancy in Idaho and the Wood River Land Trust. Our team has a shared vision to establish a sustainable rangeland research and educational facility in the heart of Idaho, where ranching, conservation, recreation and education intersect.

Eastern District 4-H Swine Camp June 24th

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2016 Cereals Field Day Schedule

    

June 20  8:30 AM  Wheat & Barley Field Day   

1:00 PM  Parma Research & Extension Center   

29603 U of I lane  

Parma, ID 83660  

Dr. Olga Walsh - 208-722-6701 owalsh@uidaho.edu

June 24  9:30 AM  Rockland Valley Dryland Wheat Field Day  

12:00 P.M. 1/2 mi West of lower Rock Creek Road on    

Deeg Rd,   Neeley, Id   Exit 33  

Lunch will be provided  

Terrell Sorensen - 208-226-7621

tsorensen@uidaho.edu

Power County Cereal Field Day June 24th

     The Cereal Field Day in Power County this year will feature variety plots at both Rockland Valley and Arbon Valley locations on Friday, June 24^th.  The Rockland Valley Field Day will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Deeg Road (see map).  The Arbon Valley Field Day will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Arbon site.    See attached map.

     Dr. Jianli Chen, University of Idaho Wheat Breeder stationed at Aberdeen, will present on new varieties. Xi Liang, Chris Rogers, Arash Rashad and Juliet Marshall will present on Cover Crops.  Dr. Juliet Marshall, Extension Crop Management Specialist, will also lead a discussion on wheat diseases.

     Growers in attendance will be encouraged to tour the variety plots at each location.  Refreshments will be provided by the Power County Wheat Growers Association.

     Mark your calendars and plan to attend. For more information, contact the Power county Extension office.

Directions

Rockland site – On Interstate 86, Exit 33, take Lower Rock Creek road going south, turn west at Deeg Road and go approximately ½ mile and it will be on the north side of road. GPS coordinates – 42.66249 degrees N. 112.94267 degrees W.

Arbon Valley site – Location is on Mink Creek Road north of the 3 power lines.  ¼ mile south of where Upper Rattlesnake Road leaves Mink Creek Road on the east side of road.  Please note -the fastest way is to go on I-86 to I-15 south, take Portneuf exit to Mink Creek Rd. and follow to Upper Rattlesnake Road.

Rupert Cereal Variety June 22

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Free Idaho Victory Garden Class - On Line!

The University of Idaho extension is offering a free on line course to help you and your family grow, eat and preserve food, while saving money!  Register on line at https://goo.gl/dqbtjg

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If you live in the Arco area, and need a place to practice what you learn, the Arco Community Garden on Water Street is the place.  Contact the Extension Office in Arco at 527-8587.  Master Gardeners are available to coach you and help you get started growing your own food!

S. Idaho Nutrient Mgt Mini-Field Day July 26th

Save the date, Tuesday July 26^th, 2016, (10 am to 12 pm) for this year’s Southern Idaho Nutrient Management Mini-Field Day near Kimberly, Idaho. This year, we will be meeting directly at the long term manure study field site near the USDA ARS and UI Kimberly station buildings. A map is attached for those who need it (go to the starred “manure study” spot). Water and light snacks will be provided. The field day will be held solely at the manure study field site (no bus will be provided).

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For this year’s field day, we will be discussing a wide variety of topic, including the response of sugar beets and potatoes to dairy manure applications (Amber Moore, Carl Strausbaugh, Mriganka De, and Nora Olsen), corn N fertilizer rate studies (David Tarkalson), cover crop/manure/corn research study (April Leytem), barley irrigation and N management (Christopher Rogers), dairy manure management techniques (Lide Chen), and silica applications to crops (Olga Walsh). 

University of Idaho Extension Upcoming Field Tours

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
2016 FIELD DAYS
DATE	TIME	EVENT / LOCATION	CONTACT
May 7-8	10:00 AM	Native Roots Field Day	Stephen Love - 208-397-4181
	5:00 PM	Industry partner facility	slove@uidaho.edu
		2499 East 3600 South
		Twin Falls, ID
June 4		Ventenata Field Day	Bill Warren - 208-476-4434
		Kamiah	williamw@uidaho.edu

2016 Idaho Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Program

The Idaho Department of Agriculture and its federal partners, recent issued a letter covering the 2016 policy for assisting landowners with grasshopper and Mormon cricket infestation.  This year the program for private landowners will only be a distribution program only.  

Operators who wish to have help from the ISDA will need to have their land inspected.  For more information about the program, go to http://invasivespecies.idaho.gov/grasshopper-mormon-cricket-control-program/.

To get a complaint form or talk to local program representatives, go to http://invasivespecies.idaho.gov/ghmc-contact-and-request-assistance.  Click on the "complaint form" button near the top right to obtain a "fillable" pdf form and email or mail it to the indicated office.

For more specific information, contact Dan Safford, the program manager at 208-332-8620 or Dan.Safford@ISDA.IDAHO.GOV

Recorded Ag In Uncertain Times Presentations: Cattle Outlook, Food Safety Modernization, and 2014 Farm Bill

RECORDINGS POSTED FOR:

Ag In Uncertain Times webinar- Regulatory Environment

Presentations and presenters included:

  Outlook for U.S. Cattle Producers in 2016 -

     Jess Peterson, Executive Vice President of the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association

  The Food Safety Modernization Act: An Update -

     Marisa Bunning, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Food Safety,
     Colorado State University and Director, Western Regional Food Safety Training Center/Mountain States Sub-Region

  The 2014 Farm Bill: A Midterm Review -

     Vince Smith, Montana State University

Point your browser to AgInUncertainTimes.FarmManagement.org > Webinars for presentation slides and webinar recordings posted as: PDF, video, MP3, and more . . .

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AG In Uncertain Times Team

Idaho Wheat Commission Needs Cereal Growers Help for Section 18 for Wireworm

Below is a link to the IGPA survey on Economic Impact of Wireworm on Idaho wheat production. Please send this link to your growers, inviting them to help provide the data required by the Idaho Department of Agriculture to submit a request for a section 18 “Emergency Use Permit” for Fipronil as a seed treatment on wheat. We only have 3 weeks to gather the data necessary for the ISDA to file request with EPA, to have a chance for a decision in time for fall planted wheat, 2016 crop. 

Heartland Center Leadership Development in Jackson October 11-13, 2016

The Heartland Center for Leadership Development is returning to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in 2016 for its highly regarded annual institute, which was launched at Snow King Resort in 1992.   Traditionally known as Helping Small Towns Succeed, this institute is one of several events planned for 2016-17 to celebrate the Heartland Center's 30th anniversary and its contributions to community leadership development.

Range Management Farm Advisor Job

The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is seeking an Area Cooperative Extension Advisor – Livestock and Range Management for Fresno and Madera Counties in the Central Valley.  Please share the attached academic application form and position announcements with your colleagues and graduate- and professional-level students in the Animal Science disciplines.  The full position announcement and application instructions are accessible on the UC ANR online job board at http://ucanr.edu/Jobs/Jobs_990/?jobnum=990 

Applications materials should be submitted via e-mail to ANRacademicsearch@ucanr.edu. For full consideration, application packets are due by the June 12, 2016 Apply By date.

Preserve@Home On-Line Food Preservation Class

Do you want to learn how to safely can, dry or freeze your garden’s bounty? University of Idaho Extension invites you to enroll in Preserve@Home, an online food preservation class to teach individuals how to safely preserve a variety of food products. Participants learn how to produce high-quality, preserved foods and the science behind food preservation and food safety.

Saving Irrigation Water Workshop Monday

The University of Idaho Extension will be presenting a workshop on saving irrigation water on Monday May2nd at 7:00 PM in Suite 203 of the Arco Butte Business Incubation Center.  The featured speaker will be Dr. Howard Neibling, University of Idaho Extension Irrigation Specialist, who has been working on Low Elevation Sprinkler Application (LESA) to improve water use efficacy by reducing evaporative loses.  Dr. Neibling has had experiments and demonstrations around Idaho and the northwest, including in Butte County and will discuss the water saving results of this alternative application technology and how to implement it.

Trailing Cows and Calves

So, I had a reporter call me who wanted some quotes on how to stop "run backs".  I guess I had never heard a cow that went back after her calf called a "run back"....but I have seen cows run to the back of the herd to see if they can find their calf, or go back after the cows are dropped off to try to find her calf.

Anyway, for what its worth, here are my thoughts on trailing cows and calves;

The cure for most problems is prevention, and this is no exception!  We know that cows will usually go back to the last place that they saw or hid their calf if they become separated.  Using the low-stress livestock handling principles taught by Bud Williams and his proteges like Steve Cote and others, will reduce problems by preventing cows and calves from becoming separated in the first place.

Ag In Uncertain Times Webinar

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Join Webinar at   http://msyextensionconnect.org/aginuncertaintimes

Test connectivity at: http://msuextensionconnect.org/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm

PRE-SEASON ALFALFA IRRIGATION

by Bruce Anderson, Extension Forage Specialist University of Nebraska-Lincoln

              

Attention growers of irrigated alfalfa.  Have you ever irrigated before first cutting?  If you’ve received little spring precipitation, now might be a good time to start.

 

               Seems silly to irrigate alfalfa before first cutting, doesn't it.  But look at your soil moisture profile.  If it's dry, as is common in some areas, you may need to.  In fact, early spring often is the best time to irrigate alfalfa.  After all, it's about the only time you can actually build a reserve water source for summer use.

               Alfalfa can develop roots more than eight feet deep.  But it will only do this when surface moisture does not meet crop needs and moisture is available all the way down to those depths.  Deep roots that have access to deep moisture will make your summer irrigating much easier by providing extra moisture when plants use as much as half an inch per day.  Unfortunately, typical shallow watering during summer encourages only shallow rooting.

               The biggest advantage of reserve deep water comes after each summer cutting.  Alfalfa roots need oxygen in the soil if plants are to regrow rapidly.  Irrigating right after cutting suffocates roots, slowing down regrowth.  Immediate watering also stimulates shallow rooted or sprouting weeds, especially at a time when alfalfa plants are not very competitive.  Both problems are reduced when water is available for deep alfalfa roots while the top several inches of soil remain dry.  After alfalfa regrows several inches it will out-compete most weeds so irrigation then can begin again.

               Improve your alfalfa irrigation by watering early, with a goal of having six to eight feet of soil at field capacity at first cutting.

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               Remember that pivot systems are often only designed to deliver water at the Evapotranspiration rate.  This means that when you system is down for cutting or for a mechanical failure, you will be "getting behind" without any good way to catch up.  Early season irrigation is often the only way build up a reserve of soil moisture for later in the season.

Chad Cheyney, Butte County Extension Educator

Glenn Shewmaker, Extension Forage Specialist, Idaho.

Range Livestock Symposium in Challis April 21-22

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Symposium is FREE.  Register on-line at www.rangecenter.org or call 208-885-6536.

More information available at  Custer County Extension at 208-879-2344

Lost River Master Gardening Workshops Begin April 11th

The University of Idaho Butte County Extension Office is offering a series of eleven gardening workshops on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, from 1 PM to 4 PM in the Business Center, in Arco.  The classes will cover a wide variety of subjects of interest to gardeners in the Lost Rivers Valleys.  Participants who pay the fee and complete the course, optional quizzes and 30 hours of volunteer work will receive certification as “Master Gardeners” and a $100 refund on their fees. 

We need 15 full time participants enrolled before April 11^th in order to hold the gardening workshops.  For more information or to enroll, please call the Butte County Extension Office at 527-8587 or email butte@uidaho.edu.

Save the Date for the Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar

The National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance will be presenting its noted Alfalfa Intensive Training Seminar in Boise, Idaho November 15-17.  While this program is delivered all over the United States it is only presented in Idaho, about every 8 years.  This four day program covers just about everything there is to know about alfalfa, and is designed from everyone from agronomists to growers.

Shaping up to be Another Barley Yellow Dwarf Year

According to Dr. Juliet Marshall, Extension Cereal Specialist at the Idaho Falls R & E Center, 2016 is shaping up to be another year of significant loses to Barley Yellow Dwarf BYDV.

Dr. Marshall and Dr. Rashed, Extension Entomologist at Aberdeen R&E Center have prepared a CIS on BYDV, which can be viewed at http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/CIS/CIS1210.pdf

Time Running Out to Get in the 2016 Hay and Forage Directory

The Idaho hay and Forage Growers Association is approaching its deadline for new members of the association to appear in their widely distributed directory of hay growers.  Last year over 3000 directories were distributed.  The deadline to become a member for inclusion in the directory is April 1, and the directory will be published in mid-May.

Besides being listed in the directory, members recieve a weekly electronic update on hay and forage prices around the PNW.  The association also sponsors the annual Idaho Hay and Forage Growers Conference in Burley in late February.

More information is available from Rick Waitley, the executive director at 208-888-0988 or http://www.idahohay.com/

Start Your Day with Ag. Thursday 7:30 AM

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Crop Insurance Deadlines Near in Idaho, Oregon and Washington-March 15th

Producers Need to Make Insurance Decisions Soon

SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 11, 2016 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers that the final date to apply for Whole-Farm Revenue Protection and insurance coverage on all other spring crops (except wheat in counties with fall and spring planted types) is March 15.The final date to apply for coverage on spring planted onions in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and cabbage in Oregon and Washington is February 1. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the sales closing date to do so. Crop insurance provides protection against a loss in production due to natural perils, such as drought or excessive moisture. 

The 14th Annual Nitrogen Use Efficiency Conference in Boise August 8-10

Save the dates of Aug 8-10 for the 14th annual Nitrogen Use Efficiency Conference to be held in Boise, Idaho August 8-10.  The program will focus on improving nitrogen use efficiency using the field of precision agriculture.  For more information:

http://idcrops.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

Southeastern Idaho Forage Seminar March 16th

The Southeaster Idaho Forage Seminar will be held March 16th in Rexburg.  The program will be held at the Veteran's Building on the Madison County Fairgrounds.  Registration begins at 8:30 and the program will begin at 9:00 AM.  Registration is $20 and includes 3 units of CCA credit and 3 units of pesticide recertification credit.  Call 208-624-3103 if you have questions

Nevada Weed Extravaganza April 26-28th Near Elko

The annual Weed Extravaganza has been confirmed for April 26 – 28 at the California Trail Interpretive Center eight miles west of Elko.  The first day (4/26) will be the Elko County Weed Summit, followed by the Pesticide Applicator Training (4/27), then testing(4/28) by Nevada Department of Agriculture for those interested in obtaining certification for restricted use pesticides/herbicides.  We anticipate being able to offer up to 12 CEUs for attendance on the 26^th and 27^th.

14th Thaw 'n' Awe Symposium: Back Yard Gardening: DIG IT!

Backyard Gardening: Dig It!

14th Annual Thaw ‘n Awe Horticulture Symposium

 University Place 

Samuel H. Bennion

Student Union Building

1784 Science Center Dr.

Idaho Falls, ID  83402

Saturday March 19,  2016
9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.with registration and check-in beginning at 8:00 a.m.

The University of Idaho provides equal opportunities in education and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender,

age, disability, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, those requesting reasonable

accommodations may contact Bonneville County Extension at 208-529-1390.

Intermountain Range Livestock Symposium April 19, 20 or 21

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RSVP to

www.rangecenter.org or 208-885-6536

Wholesale Success: Wholesale Marketing, Handling. Quality and Food Safety Workshops

Wholesale Marketing, Postharvest Handling, Product Quality

and On-Farm Food Safety Workshop

Risk Management is Good Business:

Best Practices for Specialty Crop Farmers

These workshops are for farmers and ranchers interested in selling their products to wholesale markets such as restaurants, grocery stores, food service and schools.

Space is limited - REGISTER TODAY!

Locations & Dates (lunch is included!)

Shoshone, 1-day workshop, $25

February 22, 2016 ~ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Idaho Falls, 1-day workshop, $25

February 24, 2016 ~ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Idaho Hay and Forage Conference Feb 25-26

The Idaho Hay and Forage Conference and Trade Show is coming to the Burley in on Thursday and Friday February 25th and 26th.  The conference is produced by the Idaho.

Registration opens at 7:00 AM and the first presentation begins at 8:20 AM.

Power Up Your Farm: Women In Ag Conference March 19

Save the date: March 19, 2016 Mark your calendar and join us for inspiration, knowledge and networking on Saturday, March 19, 2016 for the 5th Annual Women in Agriculture Conference. "Power Up Your Farm" is the theme for the fifth annual Women in Agriculture Conference and will be an engaging, interactive day full of inspiration, learning and networking with other women farmers. This conference is a one-day event held simultaneously in 31 locations throughout Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.

Extension Educator for Beef Systems Needed in Nebraska

Extension Educator Beef Systems

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Nebraska Extension is looking for an Extension Educator headquartered in Saunders County at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center to provide regional leadership and develop comprehensive learning programs focused on Integrated Crop and Beef Production Systems. The program emphasis is nutrition/reproductive management, beef herd improvement, and adoption of technologies that will lead to development of new profit centers and expanding Nebraska’s cow herd.  For a detailed position description & how to apply, go to http://employment.unl.edu, requisition F_160025. Review of applications will be 03/08/2016. The University of Nebraska is committed to a pluralistic campus community through affirmative action, equal opportunity, work-life balance, & dual careers. . See http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination. 

USDA Pest Management Program Targets Virus-transmitting Mosquitoes

By Sandra Avant
February 3, 2016

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators recently completed an area-wide pest management program targeting the Asian tiger mosquito (ATM), Aedes albopictus, which can transmit viruses such as dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika.

Click Here to read more about it!

Western Idaho Cropping School February 9th

Olga Walsh, the western Idaho cropping system specialist, is hosting a workshop at the Best Western Plus Caldwell In and Suites at 908 Spect Avenue in Caldwell, February 9th from 8 AM to 1 PM.  The program will provide Crop Advisor Credit and will cover subjects from resistant weeds to unmanned aerial vehicles.  Cost of the program is $20.

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New Idaho Custom Rate Guide Available

The extremely popular Bulletin 729, Custom Rate for Idaho Agricultural Operations has been revised for 2013-14 and is now available.  The publication by Paul Patterson and Kathleen Painter reviews a survey of custom rates from the 3 regions of Idaho.  It includes an explanation  of how to evaluate cost of operating machinery custom basis.

The publication may be ordered from the University of Idaho Extension Publication Catalog in printed form for a fee, or downloaded as a PDF file for free.

If you are a custom operators or are considering hiring a custom rate operator, this is a publication that you need.  Review the publication at:  http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/BUL/BUL729.pdf

The Annual Univeristiy of Idaho, Souther and Eastern Idaho Cereal Schools This Week

 Check out this link for program details... http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho/upcoming-events

 

Registration starts at 8:30 AM. Lunch is provided. Agenda runs through about 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM depending upon location. AND THERE WILL BE NEW LOCATIONS IN BURLEY & IDAHO FALLS! Admission will be charged at the door to assist in paying for room, breaks, and food. 

 

Feb 2 - Burley, Morey’s Steak House, 219 E 3rd Street 

Feb 3 - Pocatello, Red Lion Hotel, 1555 Pocatello Creek Road

Feb 4 - Idaho Falls, Residence Inn, 635 West Broadway 

Feb 4 - Ashton, Trails Inn Restaurant

Feb 6 - Preston, Robinson Building, 186 West 2nd North

 

The Cereals Small Grain Report will no longer be free. Please bring $15 cash or check or feel free to download it yourself at our website:

http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho/sgr

 

 

http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho

Central Idaho Calving Schools Jan 27 Challis & Jan 28th Arco

The University of Idaho Extension will be offering an all day "calving school" on Wednesday,January 27th in Challis at the Legion Hall and in  Arco on Thursday,January 28th at the Business Incubation Center on Water Street.  Both programs will begin at 10:00 AM and finish by 4:00 PM.  Lunch is sponsored by Valleywide Cooperatives.  There is a $10 per person charge.  Please let us know if you are coming by emailing sdbaker@uidaho.edu or calling 879-2344 or ccheyney@uidaho.edu  or calling 527-8587.

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Danielle Gunn, Bovine Reproductive Anatomy.  Sarah Baker will discuss the Stages of Parturition.  Dr. Jim England from the Caine Vet Center will discuss the Normal Presentation and Delivery of Calves, including a demonstration.  Gunn will discuss the Responsible Use of Antibiotics: Understanding the new Veterinary Feed Directive.  Dr. Benton Glaze from the Twin Falls R&E Center will discuss Managing Dystocia.  Shannon Williams will discuss Calving Management in Arco, and Chad Cheyney will cover the subject in Challis.  Dr. John Hall from the Nancy Cummings Center in Salmon will cover Neo-natal Survival and Management.  There will be a discussion of Calf Scours in Challis, lead by Dr. Jeff Bennetts, and in Arco by Dr. Kleal Hill.

Let us know if you are coming  by emailing sdbaker@uidaho.edu or calling 879-2344 or ccheyney@uidaho.edu  or calling 527-8587.

Applicator Recert and Soil Health Workshop Jan 29th

The Butte Soil and Water Conservation District is sponsoring a Soil Heath and Re-certification Workshop on Friday January 29th at the Valley Community Center in Moore.  The program will begin at 9:00 AM and end at 3:00 PM.  Lunch will be sponsored by the Irrigation Center of Arco.  Please contact the Soil conservation District at 208-527-8557 ext. 101 to let them know you are planning to come.  Please leave a message.  The program is FREE.