UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Agricultural industry professionals, Penn State Extension educators, crop consultants and producers will have the chance to gain practical agronomic knowledge while earning certified crop adviser, pesticide and nutrient management credits at the annual Penn State Agronomic Field Diagnostic Clinic, July 19. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at […]

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) headquarters building in Olympia will reopen to the public beginning Monday, March 21. WSDA is working with the other state agency tenants of the Natural Resources Building located at 1111 Washington Street, as well as the building’s owner, the Department of Enterprise Services, to manage public […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Farmers can bring samples of damaged soybean, corn and wheat crops for free diagnosis at the University of Missouri Extension Pest Management Field Day on July 8. MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic director Peng Tian and other MU scientists will check plants on-site for damage by diseases, herbicides, insects and weeds, says MU […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. — For plants, extended wet weather is like cold and flu season is for humans. Luckily, the plant doctor is in. The University of Missouri Plant Diagnostic Clinic can help with diagnoses and treatment recommendations, says clinic director Peng Tian. Tian says row crops are showing root rot diseases, and the fungal disease anthracnose in […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Like humans, plants can get sick and need someone to diagnose their illnesses, says Peng Tian, the new lab director of the University of Missouri Plant Diagnostic Clinic. The Plant Diagnostic Clinic has served Missourians since 1965 to help clients, including county extension specialists, commercial growers, government agencies and homeowners, identify plant […]