MSU Extension Ag Alerts

If you have grown pulses for many years and observed root rot, Montana State University Extension Plant Pathology lab can test your soil for one pathogen, Aphanomyces. This pathogen is a high risk to the pulse industry and knowing if it is present can assist you with planning your crop rotations. This is a free service and part of a MDA-Specialty Crop Block Grant. Details are attached. 

Register now for the 2020 Crop and Pest Management School, which will be held on Tuesday, January 7^th through Thursday, January 9^th 2020 in Bozeman. The brochure and directions for registration are attached to this AgAlert as PDF files.

Montana private applicators in private applicator training (PAT) district two need 6 private applicator credits prior to the January 1^st, 2020 deadline to avoid losing their private applicator pesticide certification. This includes private applicators in Granite, Powell, Lewis & Clark, Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Madison, Jefferson, Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Meagher and Park counties. The Montana State University Pesticide Education Program would like to announce multiple last chance private applicator credit opportunities for applicators in need of credits within PAT district 2. 

Applicators should take time to prepare spray equipment and pesticide supplies prior to long term storage during the winter months.  Avoiding servicing spray equipment for winter storage can be a costly mistake.  This is accomplished by cleaning sprayers thoroughly, draining pesticide residual from tank, and inspecting sprayer components.