Plant Health

How Can Bio Huma Netics Help PNW Growers?
How Can Bio Huma Netics Help PNW Growers?
How Can Bio Huma Netics Help PNW Growers?
Balancing the farm books can be challenging to say the least.  On one hand, you don’t want to spend money you don’t need to, but conversely, you want to give your commodity the best chance for success.  In the ongoing challenge to find that happy medium, Bio Huma Netics said they have the right combination of cost saving products, and soil health improving materials to help a variety of growers ac
Soil Health: Getting Calcium To Your Crops
Soil Health: Getting Calcium To Your Crops
Soil Health: Getting Calcium To Your Crops
Dan PeHan talks about the importance of ensuring your crops have the calcium they need, and how Monty's Plant Food can help. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com
U.S., Mexican Agriculture Secretaries Meet to Address Shared Priorities
U.S., Mexican Agriculture Secretaries Meet to Address Shared Priorities
U.S., Mexican Agriculture Secretaries Meet to Address Shared Priorities
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with his counterpart in Mexico Tuesday and announced the opening of Mexico to U.S. potato exports by May 15th. A Department of Agriculture statement said they met to continue cooperation on shared priorities, including open trade, science-based policy-making, and sustainable and climate-smart agricultural production ...
WSDA Works To Keep Washington Ag Industry Safe, Disease Free
WSDA Works To Keep Washington Ag Industry Safe, Disease Free
WSDA Works To Keep Washington Ag Industry Safe, Disease Free
For a state so dependent on agricultural products and Ag trade, the number of people tasked with preventing the introduction of harmful pests and plant diseases may surprise you. The Washington state Department of Agriculture’s WSDA Plant Services Program consists of 11 inspectors statewide. The ...
United Nations Declares 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health
United Nations Declares 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health
United Nations Declares 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health
The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health to bring worldwide attention to invasive pests. The pests destroy up to 40% of the world's food crops and cause $220 billion in trade losses each year.  The United Nations is calling on stakeholders to work together to protect plants against the introduction and spread of invasive pests.  ...
Plant Health A Priority In 2020
Plant Health A Priority In 2020
Plant Health A Priority In 2020
The United Nations this week has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health.   "We're trying to make sure that people appreciate how important plants are," said Craig Fedchock  with the UN's Plant Protection Program.  "Withou...