Attached is the latest VPDA. Additional information: vpdamay202011-pdf
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Virginia Potato Disease Advisory for May 13
Please let me know if you have any questions. Steve Additional information: vpdamay132011-doc
New Uniform Label
Attached is a new label for Uniform from Syngenta Crop Protection. Several vegetable crops including succulent beans have been added. Please review specific instructions for in-furrow usage, particularly with succulent beans. Please let me know if you have any questions. Additional information: uniform-pdf
New Ranman Label
Attached is a new Sec. 3 label for Ranman that includes the Brassica crop grouping targeting downy mildew and club root. Please let me know if you have any questions. Additional information: ranman-11-12-10-commercial-label-pdf
Virginia Potato Disease Advisory – May 6
Attached is the latest VPDA, let me know if there are any questions. Additional information: vpdamay62011-doc
Presidio Supplemental Label Released
The EPA has approved the addition of Brassica Leafy Vegetables, Root and Tuber Vegetables, Potatoes, and Carrots to Presidio. This Supplemental label also reduced the rotational interval for wheat from 18 months to 30 days. I have attached the Supplemental Label. Additional information: presidio-fungicide-supplemental-label-pdf
Date set for Virginia Tech – Eastern Shore AREC’s Annual Field Day
The Eastern Shore AREC will host its annual field day at their facility in Painter, VA on June 28, 2011. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM with the tour beginning at 9:00 AM. A lunch will be provided at the end of the tour (~12:00 PM). A more specific agenda will be developed soon, but, the tour will include stops on weed management, soil fertility, insect management, water quality, and disease management for vegetable and field crops. Please mark this date on your calendar and we hope that you can join us.
2011 Virginia Small Grains Field Day – May 19, 2011
The 2011 Virginia Small Grains Field Day will be held 8AM – 2PM on May 19, 2011 in Spring Grove, VA (Prince George County). A number of demonstrations and speakers have been arranged for this event. Topics will include: variety selection, disease control, insecticidal seed treatments, growth regulators, cover crops and fertilization regimes. Please visit the following website for more information on the location, agenda, and potential sponsorship opportunities: http://www.virginiagrains.com/events/small-grains-field-day/
Thanks
Steve
Virginia Potato Disease Advisory – April 29
Attached is the first VPDA for 2011. Please me know if you have any questions.
Steve Additional information: vpdaapril292011-doc
Cucurbit Downy Mildew found on transplants in South Carolina
Cucurbit downy mildew was found this past week on Florida grown transplants (squash and zucchini) at a Home Depot in Charleston, SC. Once discovered, the transplants were destroyed, but, several may have been sold prior to discovery. The transplants originated from Pure Beauty Farms in Miami, FL (where cucurbit downy mildew is currently active). Growers and home owners should thoroughly inspect transplants prior to purchasing. We will continue to monitor the situation in SC to see if in-field development of downy mildew occurs. Let us know if you have any questions.