Ag Briefs
Articles written by each of our advisors from a variety of different fields.
| Issue | Articles |
|---|---|
| July, 2009 |
Hay Mineral Content Web-spinning Spider Mite Management in Alfalfa Seed Production Powdery Mildew (Podosphaera xanthii)on Melons CIMIS Report |
| June, 2009 |
Farewell Using Mode of Action Classifications A Potential Threat to the Imperial Valley Tomato Growers: Tomato yellow Leaf Curl Virus Emopasca Leafhopper Management in Alfalfa CIMIS Report |
| May, 2009 |
Summer, 2009 Perparing For Harvest: Late-Season Onion Bulb Diseases Efficacy of Insecticides for Worm Pest Control in Alfalfa, 2008 Tips for Conduction On-Farm Research CIMIS Report |
| April, 2009 |
Information Needed: Vegetable and Field Crops Production Guidelines Tarping Hay Irish Yellow Spot Virus: A Continuing Threat to Onion Crops Lygus Bug Management in Alfalfa Grown for Seed CIMIS Report |
| March, 2009 |
Water Conservation Practices - Surge Irrigation Organic Producer Certification Be an Alfalfa Expert Corn Earworm Insecticide Efficacy Trial on Sweet Corn Announcement CIMIS Report |
| February, 2009 |
Evaluation Insecticide for Aphid Control in Alfalfa Estimating Average Application Dept of Water Application - Drip Irrigation Systems Survival and Multiplication of Pathogens on Raw Produce Pricing Silage Remotely Sensed Crop Evapotranspiration CIMIS Report |
| January, 2009 |
Supreme vs Premium Hay Irrigation Scheduling - Low Volume Irrigation Systems Spring Honeydew melon Whitefly Insecticide Efficacy Trial Folia Fungal Diseases of Spinach Observed in Imperial County CIMIS Report |
| December, 2008 |
Ecology of Foodborne Pathogens Prussic Acid Poisoning Evaluation of Insecticides for Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil and Aphid Control in Alfalfa CIMIS Report |
| November, 2008 |
Update: California Leafy Green Products Handler Marketing Agreement Irrigation Scheduling Using infrared Thermometers Evaluation of Insecticides for Worm Control in Lettuce in 2007 Wheat Varieties Meeting Notice - 19th Annual Fall Desert Crops Workshop Meeting Notice - 2008 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium and Western Seed Conference CIMIS Report |
| October, 2008 |
Insecticide Efficacy Cabbage Looper in Cabbage, 2007 Hay Coring Devices Conservation Management Practices - Control of Fine Particulate Matter Certified Forage Labs, 2008 Insecticide Efficacy Worm Pests in Lettuce, 2007 CIMIS Report |
| September, 2008 |
Evaluation of Insecticides for Whitefly Control in Cauliflower During the Fall of 2007 Pre-Season Weed Management Considerations for Cole Crop Production in the Imperial Valley Bailing Recommendations CIMIS Report |
| July, 2008 |
Irrigation Scheduling - Sprinkler Irrigation Systems Older Alfalfa Stands Management of Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus (CYSDV) CIMIS Report |
| Ag Briefs June, 2008 |
Lygus Bug Management for Alfalfa Seed Production Irrigation Scheduling - Surface Irrigation Systems Bailing Recommendations Testing Use of Dazomet and/or Solarization for Control of Soilborne Pests of Melon in the Low Desert CIMIS Report |
| May, 2008 |
Grain Sorghum (Milo) Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Worm Pests in Alfalfa Irrigation Workshop Notice CIMIS Report |
| April, 2008 |
Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Lygus Bug in Seed Alfalfa Maximum Hay Quality vs. Maximum Hay Yield Phosphorus Conversion Factors Spider Mites - Potential Yield Robbers in Alfalfa Announcements Using Treflan TR-10 at Lay-by in Cucurbits CIMIS Report |
| March, 2008 |
Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Thrips and Suppression of IYSV Estimating Phosphorus Load in Runoff Water Livestock Drinking Water Resistance to Mexican Rice Borrer Eoreuma Loftini in Varieties of Sugarcane Announcements CIMIS Report |
| February, 2008 |
Forage Testing Labs Insecticide Seed Treatments for Whitefly Control on Cantaloupe Melon in the Spring of 2007 Agricultural Hand Signals Water Conservation Practices - Cutack Irrigation Insecticide Efficacy Against Aphids and Thrips on Napa Cabbage CIMIS Report |
| January, 2008 |
Winter Alfalfa Friendly Reminders Spring 2007 Whitefly Insecticide Efficacy Trial in HoneyDew Melon Estimating Crop Water Requirements CIMIS Report |
| December, 2007 |
Insect-Transmitted Virus Diseases of Melons Muddy Pens Nitrogen Fertilization of Wheat Soil Testing and Phosphorus Fertilization in Alfalfa 18t Annual Vegetable Crops Workshop 2007 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium CIMIS Report |
| November, 2007 |
2006 Wheat Variety Trials in the Imperial Valley Evaluation of Some Old and New Insecticides for Aphid Control in Alfalfa 18th Annual Vegetable Crops Workshop 2007 California Alfalfa & Forage Symposium CIMIS Report |
| October, 2007 |
Adding Water to Dry Hay Evaluation of a New Insecticide for Worm Control in Cabbage Alfalfa 2007 Water Use Estimates for Sugarcane in the Imperial Valley Announcements CIMIS Report |
| September, 2007 |
Evaluation of Insecticies for Cabbage Looper Control in Cucumber Performance of Iceburg Lettuce Varieties and Breeding Lines in Sphingomonas Suberifaciens Infested Soil Lettuce Insecticides Evaluation for Worm Control Phosphorus and Water Quality Evaluation of Insecticides for Whitefly Control in Broccoli Sweet Sorghum Insecticides Evaluation for Worm Control in Cabbage CIMIS Report |
| July, 2007 |
Bailing Recommendations Solarization Heats Up in the Low Desert Insect Pests of Bermudagrass Seed Production CIMIS Report |
| Ag Briefs June, 2007 |
Worm Pest Control in Cotton Considerations for Selecting a Cutting Schedule Whitefly Control in Cotton California Certified Forage Labs, 2007 CIMIS Report |
| May, 2007 |
Planning For Wheat Harvest Ethanol, Not Only From Corn Two New Whitefly Transmitted Viruses in Six Months CIMIS Report |
| Ag Briefs - April, 2007 |
Principles of Good Silage Making Lygus Bug Control in Alfalfa Grown for Seed Fertilizing Bermudagrass Worm Control in Alfalfa Information from Alfalfa Seed Production Symposia is Now Available On-Line Position Vacancy Announcement CIMIS Report |
| March, 2007 |
Thrips Control and IYSV Disease Suppression in Onions Fungicide Applications for Monosporacus Vine Decline: 2005 and 2006 Trial Results Is There a Fix for Aflatoxins Down the Line? Brown Midrib Sudangrass Announcement CIMIS Report Mailing List/Revision Form |
| February, 2007 |
Early Season Onion Weed Control Through Chemigation Control Weeds to Stop False Chinch Bug Mud in Livestock Pens Wild Oats Control in Bermuda Grass Production in the Imperial Valley Performance of Iceberg Lettuce Varieties and Breeding Lines in Rhizomonas Suberifaciens Infested Soil Vegetable Crops Field Day Announcement CIMIS Report |
| January, 2007 |
Comparison of Fungicides for Control of Powdery Mlidew on Iceberg Lettuce, 2006 Adding Water to Dry Grass Spring 2006 Whitefly Insecticide Efficacy Trial in Cantaloupe Melon Meeting Notice 2006-2007 Field Crops Prevailing Rates 2006-2007 Vegetable Crops Prevailing Rates CIMIS Report |
| December 2006 |
El Nino, It's On The Way Nitrogen Management Considerations in Carrots Cucurbit Yelow Stunting Disorder Virus Present in Imperial County Duram Wheat Varieties Compared in Low Desert Aphid and Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper Control in a 2006 Insecticide Efficacy Trial Announcements CIMIS Report |
| November, 2006 |
Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Management and Control Some new Products For Onion Weed Control Corky Root of Lettuce Black Rot of Crucifers 2006 Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference Announcements CIMIS Report |
| October, 2006 |
Threecornered Alfalfa Hoppers Thrips Management for Low Desert Head Lettuce Fall Vegetable Irrigation Management Ryegrass, It's That Time of Year Announcements Comparison of Fungicides for Control of Powdery Mildew on Muskmelon, 2006 CIMIS Report Chemigation/Backflow Prevention Workshop Flyer |
| September, 2006 |
GM Alfalfa Evaluation of Insecticides for Whitefly Control in Broccoli Lettuce N Fertilization Results of Imperial County Lettuce Drop fungicide Timing Comparisons Evaluation of Insecticides for Worm Control in Lettuce CIMIS Report |
| July, 2006 |
Alfalfa Cutworm Management Beet Mild Curly Top Virus Detected in Imperial Valley, 2006 Livestock Drinking Water Know Your Fertility Needs Following a Non-legume Forage Crop Comparison of Phoenix and Beta 8520 Sugarbeet Varieties in Cyst Nematode Infested Fields in Imperial Valley 2004-2005 Announcements and Meetings CIMIS Report |
| June, 2006 |
Quality Parameters for the Reuse of Wastewater for Irrigation Squash Lines Resist Virus Pressure in Imperial County 2005 Soil Testing for and Intensively Managed Crop, Alfalfa High Temperature Flood Injury Biofuels Emopasca Leafhopper Management in Alfalfa Poisonous Crop Residues Retirement Announcement CIMIS Report |
| May, 2006 |
Melon Powdery Mildew Control Irrigation & Crop Growth - Timing is Everything Insecticide Efficacy Against Worm Pests in Alfalfa Bailing Recommendations CIMIS Report |
| April, 2006 |
BMR Sorghum Lettuce Chlorosis virus Caused Losses In Imperial Valley Lettuce in 2005-2006 Soil Salinity and Crop Water Uptake Reviewing Irrigation Practices and Strategies to Optimize Profit Evaluation of Insecticides for Whitefly Control in Cotton California Certified Forage Labs Announcements and Reminders CIMIS Report |
| March, 2006 |
Thrips Control In Onions Supreme Vs. Premium Hay Evaluation of Insecticides For Control Of Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Estimating Suspended Sediment Concentration in Drainage Waters From Turbidity Sensors So Here We Go Again....Drought, Rising Costs and For How Long? Spring 2005 Whitefly Insecticide Efficacy Trial On Cantaloupe melons Announcements and Reminders CIMIS Report |
| February, 2006 |
Water Application Rate and Conversion Factors EMPOASCA SPP. Leafhopper Outbreaks and Control in Sugar Beets Comparison of Fungicides for Control of Powdery Mildew on Muskmelon, 2005 Hats Off to the Gambler...The American Farmer Evaluation of Tank-mix Combinations of Prefar 4-E Selective Herbicide in Melons Nitrate Toxicity CIMIS Report |
| January, 2006 |
Comparison of Fungicides for Control of Onion Downy Mildew Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Aphids in Alfalfa Relative Susceptibility of Muskmelon Varieties to Monosporascus Vine Decline, 2005 Winter Grass Pastures for Cattle CIMIS Report |
| December, 2005 |
Tarping Winter Hay Corky Root of Lettuce Biotechnology Sensitivity Evaluation of Insecticides for Control of Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Announcements and Meeting Reminder CIMIS Report |
| November, 2005 |
Rick Bottoms joins Cooperative Extension & University of California Desert Research and Extension Center Unwelcome "Snowbirds" Insecticide Efficacies for Palestriped Flea Beetles in Fall Alfalfa Comparison of Fungicides for Control of Powdery Mildew on Iceberg Lettuce, 2005 Announcements and Meeting Reminder CIMIS Report |
| October, 2005 |
Average Crop Water Use In The Imperial Valley Evaulation of Foliar Insecticides for Cabbage Looper Control in Cucumbers in 2004 Forage Oats Results of Comparison of Fungicides for Control of Downy Mildew on Iceberg Lettuce, 2005 Announcements and Meeting Reminder CIMIS Report |
| September, 2005 |
Results of Fungicide Timing Experiment For Control Of Lettuce Drop Alfalfa Varieties Cutback Irrigation Insecticide Trial For Worm Pests In Lettuce, 2004 Glyphosate Tolerant Alfalfa Available In U.S. US/Mexico Agreement Modifies Wheat Trade Restrictions Cimis Report |
| July, 2005 |
Adding Water To Dry Hay Lygus Bug Management In Alfalfa Seed Production Location of Reddening On Cotton Plants Is Clue To Cause Soil-Borne Diseases And Crop Rotation Choices Efficiency Of Sprinkler Irrigation Systems Stink Bug Monitoring In Cotton High Temperatures Lead To Abnomal June Cotton Flowers Cimis Report |
| April, 2005 |
Sugarbeet Nitrogen Fertilizer Research Progress Report Evaluation of Insecticides For Whitefly And Leafhopper Control In Cotton Rain Damaged Hay Soil-Borne Disease Of Melon Favored By High Temperatures Cimis Report |
| March, 2005 |
Brown Midrib Sorghums, II How Much Phosphorous Does Bermudagrass Require? Melon Powdery Mildew Control Control Weeds To Stop False Chinch Bug Lettuce Drop, A Potentially Serious Disease In The Low Desert Announcements and Reminders Cimis Report |
| June, 2005 |
What is Agronomy? Livestock Drinking Water Properties of Fungicides and Resistance Risk Worm Pest Management in Alfalfa Cimis Report |
| May, 2005 |
Thrips in Onions The Role of "Calcium" in Plant Growth Bermudagrass Forage Common Soil Borne Alfalfa Diseases Insecticide Efficacy Against Cabbage Looper in a 2004 Cucumber Trial Cimis Report |
| January, 2005 |
Winter Sugarbeet Fertilization Comparison of Fungicides for control of powdery mildew on muskmelon Neonictinoid insecticides and their potential use in cool season vegetable crops Frosted Sudangrass Announcements and Reminders Cimis Report |
| February, 2005 |
On-farm composting Results of cantaloupe varietal comparison, 2004 Aphid control in alfalfa 2004 Pix research and summary Announcements and reminders Cimis Report |
| December, 2004 |
How to manage Egyptian Alfalfa Weevil Pricing Silage Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus detected in Imperial Cty Osprey, a new herbicide for weed control in wheat Announcements and Notices Cimis Report |
| November, 2004 |
Imperial Valley Wheat Production Trial Results Comparison of Fungicides for Control of Onion Downy Mildew Muddy Pens Soil Potassium Deficiencies Cimis Report Announcements and Notices |
| October, 2004 | Comparison of Fungicides for control of powdery mildew on iceburg lettuce, Summary of the 2003 Agricultural Crop report, Evauluation of Foliar Insecticides for whitefly control in broccoli, 2003/2004 Rapto/Pursuit Trial results, Cimis Report, News Release - National Meeting for 'Queen of Forages' |
| September, 2004 | On-farm Composting, Alfalfa Variety Trial Results, Evaluation of Insecticides for control of Beet Armyworm and Cabbage Looper in lettuce, Efficiency of Sprinkler Irrigation Systems, Sugar Beet Culture and Varieties, Comparison of Fungicides for control of Powdery Mildew on Muskmelon, Cimis Report |
| July, 2004 | New Sudan Fertilization Challenges, Protecting Hay During Summer, Cutworms Management in Alfalfa, Rhizomania, Results of Vydate L Efficacy Against Root Knot Nematode on Muskmelon, 2003 |
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| April 2004 |
Late Season Onion Diseases; Armyworm Management in Wheat and Sudan Grass; Hay Stocks Down - CA Hay Price Outlook Still Bullish for 2004; Hay Quality Variation; Brown Midrib Forages; Estimating Evaporation From Wet Soils; The Bioterrorism Act of 2003; Fungicide Resistence Management; Meeting Notice; Cimis Report |
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