Q: Our chitalpa tree underperformed last year after 10 years of growth. This year, two-thirds of it is dead. How do I tell if it was verticillium wilt disease or bacterial leaf scorch disease that ...

Verticillium and fusarium wilt are soil-borne fungal diseases caused by different pathogens that result in similar symptoms. Primarily affecting eggplants, peppers, potatoes, pumpkins and tomatoes, ...

Mint production has been decreasing in Idaho because of the challenges in getting rid of pests. Darin Oswald [email protected] Though Idaho may be known for its potatoes, the state exceeds ...

INDEPENDENCE, Ore. — Scott Setniker drove over the windrowed field of peppermint toward a large harvester pulling a boxcar-like white trailer. The first day of the Setniker Farms peppermint harvest in ...

Many of you have heard stories or read about the great potato famine which occurred in Ireland during 1840’s and 50s. But did you know it originated in Mexico? In 2009, there was a major outbreak of ...

Though Idaho may be known for its potatoes, the state exceeds most any other for a much lesser-known crop: peppermint. But across the U.S., mint farmers see a major threat to production that’s ...