Pest Alert – Palmer Amaranth
Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) is native to the desert regions of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, and has spread into the Midwest, the…
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38th International Carrot Conference Photos
38th International Carrot Conference Presentations
If you couldn’t make the 38th International Carrot Conference, here’s a blow-by-blow account of what you missed. Be sure and click the links to see…
It’s International Carrot Day!
Today is International Carrot Day and with super health benefits, there is no better time to chow down on everyone’s favourite orange vegetable. According to…
Frontiers of Potassium Science Conference Website
The Frontiers of Potassium Science Conference website is now available. You can now view recorded oral presentations, posters, and conference proceedings at http://www.ipni.net/kfrontiers. Additional post-conference…
USU IPM Winter Webinar
Our vegetable Winter Webinar No. 3 is coming up! It will be covering Biological Pest Control for Vegetable Crops and will be 45 minutes long…
Unique Carrot Collection Looking For a New Home
The largest Carrot-Art Collection in the world is looking for a new home. For over 40 years, artist Jeff Chiplis of Cleveland, Ohio, has cultivated…
The Original Carrot Color: Orange or Purple?
By Jaimee Bruce Most people would associate carrots with the color orange and would never dream of seeing this root vegetable in another color. What…
Bayer clinches Monsanto with improved $66 billion bid
By Greg Roumeliotis and Ludwig Burger German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer clinched a $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto on Wednesday,…
Governments Invest in Vegetable Research to Improve Yields and Grow New Crops in Manitoba
The Canada and Manitoba governments have invested more than $210,000 in a new vegetable research site near Winkler, focused on improving yields, developing new varieties…
