Idaho Cereal School Feb 3rd to February 6th

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Upcoming Cereal Schools - CCA and ISDA pesticide credits available.

ALL SCHOOLS START AT 8:30 AM (registration) with presentations beginning at 9:00 AM

Feb 3rd - Burley, Idaho. Burley Inn. 800 N. Overland Ave.

Feb 4th - Pocatello, Idaho. Red Lion Hotel, 1555 Pocatello Creek Road.

Feb 5th - Ashton, ID. Trails Inn Restaurant

Feb 5th - Idaho Falls, ID. Bennion Student Union, University Place. 1784 Science Center Drive NEW LOCATION parking in the back

Feb 6th - Preston, ID. Robinson Fair Grounds, 186 West 2nd North.

Agendas are available at: http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/cereals/scseidaho/upcoming-events

Far West Agribusiness Association Winter Conference Jan 5-7 in Twin Falls

Register Now for the 2015 FWAA  January Winter Conference Please remember to register early so we can check you in immediately upon your arrival at the conference. When Monday, January 5, 2015 9:00 AM - Wednesday, January 7, 2015 11:30 AM Mountain Time Where College of Southern Idaho 315 Falls Ave, Twin Falls, Idaho 83303-3367

Conference Website View Conference Website View Conference Fees View Conference Agenda Pesticide and CCA Re-certification Credits Available

Southeast Idaho Cereal Schools Tuesday Feb 4 thru Friday Feb 7th

The Southeast Idaho Cereal Schools are coming next week to a place near you, including Burley, Pocatello, Ashton, Idaho Falls and Preston.  Lunch will be sponsored by the Idaho Wheat and Barley Commissions.  Door prizes will be provided by Idaho Ag Credit.  Program registration is $15.00
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Topics for this years programs include:
End Products of Cereal Production
Weed Control in Cereals
Variety Trial Results for last summer
Commission Reports
Insect control and Post Harvest Issues
Cereal Disease Issues
Cover Crops Following Grains
Best Management Practices

All Program begin at 8:30 with registration and conclude by 3:15 PM.
For more information Call 208-624-3102 or download the schedule below.

ATTRA Invites Conversations on Sustainable Agriculture

Farmer Know Best’ Forum Offers More Than A Dozen Topics

ATTRA, the nation’s premiere source of sustainable-agriculture information, is asking its users to weigh in with ideas and questions of their own.

A new user forum on the ATTRA website, “Farmer Knows Best,” is a way for farmers, researchers, educators, and anyone else interested in sustainable agriculture to start or contribute to a conversation on more than a dozen topics:

·         Beginning Farmer

·         Water Management

·         Soils & Compost

·         Pest Management

·         Organic Farming

·         Marketing, Business & Risk

·         Local Food Systems

·         Livestock & Pasture

·         Horticultural Crops

·         Field Crops

·         Energy Alternatives

·         What Is Sustainable Ag?

·         Education

·         General

Stripe Rust Continues to Spread - List of Suseptible Varieties

Stripe rust continues to spread in Brundage and is showing up in other susceptible winter wheat varieties such as Garland hard red winter wheat. Given the current weather, the widespread nature of stripe rust in southern and eastern Idaho, and the forecast for the next week, stripe rust will start to show up in our spring wheat fields, especially the susceptible varieties.