Information about Late Blight for Gardeners

Growing tomatoes and potatoes in the home garden can be fun and rewarding, but with it comes responsibility to understand the importance of late blight.  This is considered a “community” disease because the pathogen is highly contagious and very destructive.  When late blight is not effectively managed in a planting, even a small garden, the pathogen can destroy not only those plants, but it can spread to other plantings, including those of farmers who depend on successful crops for their livelihood.  This disease cannot be “lived with” unmanaged.  Fortunately late blight occurs sporadically in many areas, and thus prompt action when an outbreak occurs can minimize pathogen spread and potential of an epidemic ensuing, as occurred in 2009 in the northeastern US.
- Use recommended control practices.  See web sites listed below for details.
- Inspect plants every week for symptoms.
- Submit suspect sample for diagnosis.  Put in plastic bag and hand deliver or ship with over-night service.  Do not log report. Diagnostician will do if confirmed.
            Click here to find a local plant clinic. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/Extension/index.html
- If late blight is confirmed:
            notify neighbors growing susceptible plants.
            destroy affected plant tissue.
- Apply fungicides weekly if plants are kept and continually remove leaves, stems and fruit that develop symptoms.

   
Tomato plants with late blight put in a garbage bag and left in the sun for a few days before disposal.

Click here to obtain Brochure on Late Blight and its Management.

SE Veggie Newsletter

By Lina Rodriguez Salamanca, MSUE

Commercial vegetable crops educator SE MI

February 21, 2014

In this issue

Southeast Michigan Agricultural Labor and Farm Safety meeting
 
2014 Irrigation workshop
 
Field crops webinar series is back!
 
Monroe oil and gas program
 
2014 USDA Farm Crop Insurance Seminar
 
2014 Pure Michigan Agriculture Summit
 
Integrated crop pollination survey
 
MSUE veg news you may have missed

       Food safety

       Farm management

       Pollinators

       Disorders

       Irrigation

SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL LABOR AND FARM SAFETY MEETING will be held in MSUE Lenawee office on March 14, 2014. The meeting will assist the Ag employer in understanding issues and regulations impacting their employees and farm. The afternoon program will feature the training Series “Updating Farm Safety Plans: Promoting a Safety and Health Management System for Agriculture” (3 RUP credits).  Registration is $30 by February 28, 2014, and $35 after that date. Cost include lunch and materials. For more information visit http://events.anr.msu.edu/SEAglabor/ or call MSU Extension Lenawee office 517 264 5300 or send an email to rodri408@msu.edu.
Southeast Michigan Agricultural Labor and Farm Safety Meeting – March 14, 2014

2014 IRRIGATION WORKSHOP will be held in Dundee on March 17, 2014. All irrigators are invited, including growers of field crops, fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals (2 RUP credits). Early registration is $50 per person by March 10, onsite registration is $75 per person.  Registration includes lunch and materials. For more information visit http://events.anr.msu.edu/irrigation or call MSU Extension Lenawee office 517 264 5300 or send an email to rodri408@msu.edu.

 Irrigation Workshop Dundee Flyer – March 17, 2014

Irrigation Workshop Dundee Agenda - March 17, 2014

MONROE OIL AND GAS PROGRAM

See agenda here http://goo.gl/sPJVpM , additional resources can be found at

http://msue.anr.msu.edu/program/info/oil_and_gas

2014 USDA FARM CROP INSURANCE SEMINAR

sing up to this seminar to get up to date with crop insurance see agenda here http://goo.gl/p2WU6A

2014 PURE MICHIGAN AGRICULTURE SUMMIT

Want to supply grocers and institutional buyers? Apply for a chance to attend the 2014 Pure Michigan Agriculture summit more information here http://goo.gl/cfjf8d

INTEGRATED CROP POLLINATION SURVEY

Dear Growers and Landowners, 

We are interested in understanding pollination management practices in Michigan growers. We would appreciate your response to the online survey on "Integrated Crop Pollination."

Our interest is to improve outreach, extension, and research on pollination management for growers in Michigan.

Please click on the following link to start the survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MI_growers

We value your participation, so thank you for your help and support of our program.

Kelly Garbach
Assistant Professor
Institute of Environmental Sustainability
BVM 424
Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL 60660

MSU VEG NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED

Food safety

Insuring against crop losses due to recalls: Are you covered?

Fine points of water testing

Farm management
A changing perspective in farm land rental rates

Polinator
Bumble bee pollination trials in vine crops


Disorders
Preventing sunscald in vegetables

Irrigation

How does irrigation influence the presence and severity of diseases?

Is it time to finally take the plunge into drip irrigation?

Lenawee Ag News Now on Blog

You can now read the Lenawee Ag News on your computer.  MSU Extension and Lenawee Ag News have partnered to offer the newsletters on the MSU Extension Blog.  Just click on Documents in the light green bar above, then click the Lenawee Ag News issue you want.  New issues will be posted as available and will remain on the blog for 6 months.

If you would like to get  the Lenawee Ag News by email, contact Allison at apickle@tc3net.com

NEW SE MI Veggie Newsletter

To view the entire newsletter and to subscribe to future issues, click the link below. 
 http://eepurl.com/M4IuT

2014 Lenawee County Plat Book

The 2014 Lenawee County Plat Book can be purchased for $35.00 at the following locations:

• MSU Extension-Lenawee, 1040 S. Winter St., Suite 2020, Adrian.  Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am -12:30 pm and 1:30-4:30 pm
• Lenawee Register of Deeds, 301 N. Main St, Adrian  Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am  to 4:30 pm
• Lenawee Conservation District, 1100 Sutton Rd., Adrian   Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am  to 4:30 pm
• Farm Bureau, 4025 S. Adrian Hwy., Adrian    Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am  to 4:30 pm
• Greenstone FCS  (checks only), 5285 W. US 223, Adrian  Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

2014 Lenawee County Plat Books can also be ordered using the form below.
2014 Lenawee County Plat Book Order Form

For more information call the MSU Extension office at 517-264-5300.

Integrated pest management webinars now available on demand!

MSU Extension is now offering Integrated Pest Management Academy Online, a series of online prerecorded webinars available to you!  Commercial and private core pesticide re-certification credits are available for Michigan applicators.  No registration or fees required.

Looking to learn more about integrated pest management (IPM)?  Check out this series of on-demand webinars created to help Michigan growers identify pest management resources and understand IPM basics.  Registration is not required and they are available for free, simply visit the webpage at your convenience and view one or all of the prerecorded webinars.  Viewers can earn up to 4 pesticide re-certification credits. A computer with internet connectivity, a web browser and speakers are required. Go to http://bit.ly/ipmwebinars to access the webinars or email taylo548@msu.edu to receive this information via email. 

The following webinars are currently available for viewing:

• Introduction to Integrated Pest Management: Learn about the history of pest management, the evolution of IPM and the tenets that define implementation in the field.
• Integrated Pest Management Resources: Learn about IPM resources available from Michigan State University and MSU Extension.
• Entomology 101: In this compact session on insects, learn the vocabulary to help you properly identify insects and better understand the role of insects in the world.
• Plant Pathology 101: This introductory webinar covers the basics of plant pathogens and introduces viewers to some popular control methods.
• Soil Science 101: This webinar highlights the importance of soil characteristics and their potential impacts on agricultural producers.
• Plant Science 101: Learn the basics of plant anatomy and physiology—particularly handy for those who struggle with weed identification.
• Pesticides 101: An introduction to mode of action, pesticide resistance and factors that impact efficacy.
• Insect Scouting in Fruit Crops: This primer offers a fruit-specific module on how insect scouting occurs in the real world.

Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting Erin Lizotte at taylo548@msu.edu to make arrangements. Requests will be fulfilled when possible.

This program is supported in part by North Central Region - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension (NCR-SARE).