New ATTRA Publication Helps Fruit and Nut Farmers Weather Extreme Growing Conditions

Wheat or corn growers can decide from year to year whether to plant a little late or plant a little early or plant a different variety. But fruit growers can be locked in for decades once they’ve made a decision.

And in what seems to be a time of weather extremes – ranging from long-term droughts to “500-year floods” in back-to-back years – planning can be even more difficult.

A new ATTRA publication, “Climate Change and Perennial Fruit and Nut Production: Investing in Resilience in Uncertain Times,” can help farmers develop strategies for building resilience into their operations.

Learn to identify the trees of Idaho

Learn to identify the trees in Idaho

 It is a cold wintery time and one wonders if spring will ever come.  But spring will come and soon the trees will be covered with leaves.  You can identify the different  trees that grow in Idaho with the help of the tree identification book.  There are descriptions of 175 trees that grow in Idaho.  Also in the book there is information on the tree size at maturity which can help you decide what type of tree you should plant in your yard.  There is also information on the common diseases that affect trees.

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,

Caring for Trees in the Lost River Valleys

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By Chad Cheyney, Butte County Extension Educator





Give your trees a break! Proper timing, amount and application of water to trees in the Lost Rivers Valleys are the key to keeping our trees out of trouble with winter injury, diseases and insects. Properly irrigated trees successfully repel most insect and disease problems. Trees stressed by inadequate amounts or improper timing or poor placement of irrigation water are stressed and become increasingly susceptible to a wide variety of insect and disease complexes. While it may be possible to correct insect and disease problems in the short term by application of pesticides, in the long term, only proper irritation will keep our trees healthy. Your trees need at least twice as much water as the same area of grass!