In areas where both rust and scab are a problem, be sure to select a fungicide or combination of fungicides which will control both diseases. Fungi can result in considerable damage to rosaceous plants Cedar-apple rust on apple trees Cedar-apple, cedar-hawthorn, and cedar-quince rust are common diseases of apple and flowering crab. These rust fungi spend a portion of their life cycle on rosaceous hosts such as apple, flowering crab and hawthorn and another portion on species of Juniperus...

By midday, a conference call had been set up with the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, Union Pacific Railroad, the Environmental Protection Agency, and responders at the crash site to determine the specific type of fertilizer being transported and to discuss mitigation of the incident. Two tanker cars were apparently transporting an unknown type of liquid fertilizer when the accident happened on a side rail track. Union Pacific employees informed responders that the fertilizer was...

Farmers, government and commercial pesticide applicators are asked to recycle empty pesticide containers through a program sponsored by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. MDA inspectors will check containers that have been brought to the landfill on those days to make sure they have been properly rinsed before accepting them. Triple rinsing or pressure rinsing is required; MDA recommends the residue be reincorporated as additional product for application. The collection trailer will...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Water board sued over ag runoff waiver By HEATHER HACKING-MediaNews Group Article Last Updated:06/25/2007 09:10:08 AM PDT A sport-fishing group and an environmental organization filed a suit Monday alleging that not enough is being done to keep agricultural runoff from harming fish. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Water board sued over ag runoff waiver By HEATHER HACKING-MediaNews Group Article Last Updated:06/25/2007 09:10:08 AM PDT A...

Most Virginia farmers believe crop insurance and disaster programs need more certainty so farmers know what to expect when faced with a crop disaster, Stoneman said. The farm bill sets farm policy and covers issues beyond the farm gate such as human nutrition, economic development, energy, research and world trade. The bill, which expires in September, changed commodity payments to farmers and provided farm-income support for times when prices fall below targets. Many Virginia farmers...