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Insect Management

Sep 2, 2026

Brassica Transplants and DBM Risk
Aug 5, 2026

2026 Laws and Regulations Workshop 8/26
Jul 22, 2026

PCAs Continue 21-Year Pest Losses Survey Tradition
Jul 8, 2026

PCAs: We need your expertise
Jun 24, 2026

2025-2026 Vegetable Pest Losses Workshop
Jun 10, 2026

Summer CEU Opportunities
May 27, 2026

Thank you, Vicki
Apr 15, 2026

Behavioral Control Tactics for Diamondback Moth in Vegetable IPM
Apr 1, 2026

Warm Spring Conditions Favor Pests
Mar 4, 2026

Smells Like Strategy
Feb 18, 2026

Areawide Trapping Network Update-Mexico
Jan 21, 2026

Organic Cotton and the Arizona IPM Advantage

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Specialty Crops

Sep 2, 2026

Understanding and Managing Resistance Development in Insects
Aug 5, 2026

Diamondback Moth, and Cabbage Looper in the Field
Jul 22, 2026

Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Organic Crops (2026)
Jul 8, 2026

Managing Whiteflies in Organic Brassica Crops
Jun 24, 2026

Whitefly and Virus Management Guidelines for Fall Melons in Yuma, Arizona
Jun 10, 2026

Effects of the Maximum Dose of Common Insecticides and Incipio on Diamondback Moth Populations Collected from Arizona and California Brassica Crops (Fall 2025 – Winter/Spring 2026)
May 27, 2026

Understanding Resistance Development in Insects: What You Need to Know (2026)
May 13, 2026

Share Your Feedback on the Specialty Crops IPM Program
Apr 15, 2026

Managing Green Peach Aphid and Whiteflies in Organic Cole Crops with Azadirachtin-Based Insecticides
Apr 1, 2026

Understanding Resistance Development in Insects: What You Need to Know
Mar 4, 2026

Effects of the Maximum Dose of Common Insecticides and Incipio on Diamondback Moth Populations Collected from Arizona and California Brassica Crops
Feb 18, 2026

Insecticide Options for Insect Pest Management in Organic Vegetable Production
Jan 21, 2026

Which Biological Insecticides Work Best Against Lepidopteran Pests in Brassicas and Lettuces?

Weeds

Sep 2, 2026

Adapting Prefar 4-E and Kerb SC for Lettuce: Handling Herbicide Activation Under Drip-Irrigation Systems
Aug 5, 2026

As the Lettuce Season Approaches: Venturi Chemigation of Kerb® and Prefar® in Lettuce and Looking Ahead to Weed Management Under Drip Irrigation
Jul 22, 2026

Have You Seen This Weed in Your Alfalfa Fields?
Jun 10, 2026

Palmer Amaranth Glyphosate Resistance Evaluation
May 27, 2026

Managing Palmer Amaranth Escapes in Cotton
May 13, 2026

Weed Control in Wheat and Barley in the U.S. Southwest Production
Apr 29, 2026

IPM Weed Management Update-Spring Melon Production in Yuma Valley
Apr 15, 2026

Yuma Integrated Weed Management Program: We are Here to Help
Apr 1, 2026

See the Weeds Before They Become a Problem: Introducing the Weed Garden Project
Mar 4, 2026

Venturi Chemigation of Kerb in Lettuce: Early Results from Yuma Agricultural Center
Feb 18, 2026

Join Us for the Weed Technology Session at the Southwest Ag Summit
Jan 21, 2026

Is Lettuce Robotic Weeding and Thinning Worth It for Arizona Growers?
Jan 7, 2026

Robotic Weeding Trial & Chemigation Research Update

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Plant Pathology 2019 - Present

Sep 2, 2026

A reminder of the importance of environment on plant symptom development
Aug 5, 2026

A few observations on lettuce corky root versus Fusarium wilt
Jul 22, 2026

Lettuce Preseason Preparation – Management of Downy Mildew
Jul 8, 2026

Fall Melon and Whitefly Vectored Viruses
Jun 24, 2026

EPA Draft Fungicide Strategy and Treated Seed Stewardship
Jun 10, 2026

Highlights from the Desert Melon Stakeholder Meeting Held on June 2nd
May 27, 2026

Summer 2026 Melon Stakeholder Issue Response Meeting Announcement
May 13, 2026

Trunk rot in date palms
Apr 29, 2026

Update to the black heart and black streak story emerging in celery: CeMV
Apr 15, 2026

New Educational Seminars on Melon Viruses
Apr 1, 2026

Black heart and black streak in celery during warmer-than-average late-season
Mar 4, 2026

March 2026 Downy Mildew Field Day
Feb 18, 2026

A note on the current variation characterized in the pathogen causing Fusarium wilt of lettuce
Jan 21, 2026

Crop Radar - Cladosporium Leaf Spot on Lettuce
Jan 7, 2026

A quick note on Stemphylium leaf spot
Dec 10, 2025

Scout it out: Downy mildew resistance breakers
Nov 12, 2025

Scout it out, early alert update 2: black rot
Oct 29, 2025

The morning dew intensifies… and where the dew settles, downy mildew follows (2025)
Oct 1, 2025

Scout it out, early alert update 1:
Sep 3, 2025

Wet Weather Ahead

Plant Pathology 2010 - 2019

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Mechanization

Dec 10, 2025

It’s Been a Privilege
Nov 26, 2025

Automated Thinning & Weeding Technologies Round-Up – See the Results!
Nov 12, 2025

AgTech Events: Automated Thinning & Weeding Technologies Round-Up and Desert Difference
Oct 29, 2025

Post-Emergence Application of Fungicides with a Low Disturbance Applicator for Control of Fusarium Wilt of Lettuce – Trials Initiated
Oct 1, 2025

Automated Thinner and Weeder Technologies Round-Up Field Day Event
May 14, 2025

Remembering Dr. John Palumbo
Apr 30, 2025

Controlling Large Palmer Amaranth in the Crop Row with Finger Weeders
Apr 16, 2025

Finger Weeders for In-row Weed Control
Apr 2, 2025

FarmWise Restructuring Business and Shutting Down Operations
Mar 5, 2025

New Technologies for Pest Control at the 2025 Southwest Ag Summit
Feb 19, 2025

Innovations in Weed Control and Crop Production Technologies at the 2025 Southwest Ag Summit
Feb 5, 2025

Upcoming Farm Equipment/Ag Trade Shows (2025)
Jan 22, 2025

On-Farm Demonstrations of Soil Steaming for Weed and Disease Control in Spinach

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Areawide Insect Trapping Network

Sep 2, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (September 2, 2026)
Aug 5, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (August 5, 2026)
Jul 22, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (July 22, 2026)
Jun 24, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (June 24, 2026)
Jun 10, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (June 10, 2026)
May 27, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (May 27, 2026)
May 13, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (May 13, 2026)
Apr 29, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (April 29, 2026)
Apr 15, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (April 15, 2026)
Mar 4, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (March 4, 2026)
Mar 4, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (April 1, 2026)
Feb 18, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (February 18, 2026)
Jan 21, 2026

Area wide Insect Trapping Network (January 21, 2026)

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Biometeorology

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Soil Science

Sep 2, 2026

Crop Germination and Seedling Development
Aug 5, 2026

Brief Summary of Proposed Lower Colorado River Water Operational Guidelines from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Jul 22, 2026

Foundation of Crop Productivity and Yield
Jul 8, 2026

Chile Crop Growth and Development (2026)
Jun 24, 2026

Green Revolution or Blue Revolution
Jun 10, 2026

Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution
May 27, 2026

Soil Health: Using Soil Surveys for Agricultural Soil Management
May 13, 2026

Variability in Melon (Cantaloupe) Crop Development
Apr 29, 2026

Continued Progress of the 2026 Spring Melon (Cantaloupe) Crop
Apr 15, 2026

Melon (Cantaloupe) Crop Growth and Development Patterns
Apr 1, 2026

Soil Health: Regenerative Agriculture - Old Practices and New Applications
Mar 4, 2026

Future of the Colorado River – Southwest Ag Summit (2026)
Jan 21, 2026

Soil Health: Regenerative and Conventional Crop Production Systems

Other Updates

Mar 23, 2022

Pythium Wilt of Lettuce in Arizona
Feb 9, 2022

Smartphone App for Weed ID
Feb 9, 2022

Weed Survey of Yuma County
Jan 26, 2022

Swinecress
Jan 12, 2022

Weeds Seasonality

Organic Crops

Sep 2, 2026

If Warm Days and Warm Nights Carry Into Produce Season
Aug 5, 2026

Is Deficit Irrigation a Safe Water-Saving Strategy for Yuma Iceberg Lettuce?
Jul 8, 2026

Every Irrigation Is a Salinity Decision in Yuma Vegetable Production
Jun 24, 2026

Weather Stations and Crop Microclimates: Are Plants Experiencing the Same Environment We Measure?
Jun 10, 2026

What the Air Is Telling You: Understanding Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) and Why It Matters in Yuma Agriculture
May 27, 2026

Wind Roses and Their Importance for Irrigation, Crop Growth, Yield, and IPM in Yuma
May 13, 2026

Can PolySorb Help Save Irrigation Water in Desert Crop Production?
Apr 29, 2026

Daily Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) in Yuma Valley: What the Seasonal Pattern Means for Irrigation
Apr 15, 2026

Mean Relative Humidity Adds Another Dimension to This Spring’s Weather Pattern in Yuma Valley
Apr 1, 2026

Abnormal Warming in Yuma Valley May Be Shortening the Vegetable Production Window
Mar 4, 2026

A Drier Atmosphere in Yuma Valley: Long-Term RH Trends and What They Mean for Leafy Greens IPM (1987–2025)
Feb 18, 2026

Correction and recap: Monthly average maximum air temperature (Tmax) in Yuma Valley (AZMET, 1987–2025)
Jan 21, 2026

Long-Term Changes in Precipitation in Yuma Valley (AZMET, 1987–2025)

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