Why relying on familiar plant disease names can result in the wrong diagnosis — and the wrong control strategy.

Forward-thinking farmers driven by agronomics don’t need to look any further than BASF for agricultural innovation. Revytek fungicide for soybeans and Veltyma fungicide for corn contain the fungicide ...

One of the special joys of home vegetable gardening is harvesting vine-ripened tomatoes. Many gardeners have planted their ...

IDAHO FALLS — Plant diseases rarely happen by accident. When problems show up in the garden, it is usually because the right conditions come together at the right time. Plant diseases can occur in any ...

Plant diseases occur in most gardens. Many happen on a yearly basis, others sporadically. Why disease occurs often is dependent on weather. In fact, there are three conditions that must exist for a ...

A mild winter is accelerating the rose season, which means powdery mildew, black spot and aphids are expected ahead of ...

What a month we have had. Rainfall has been spotty – plentiful in parts of the state but bone dry in others. A rain gauge is an important tool in the garden. In addition to rain, many parts of ...

Tomatoes are often the staple of any home vegetable garden and there are ample reasons why. The fruit (often mistakenly considered a vegetable) is tasty, relatively easy to grow and is a versatile ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Eliminating disease-causing pathogens from your garden is impossible. Some beneficial pathogens are part of the natural system that produces healthy soil as ...