Tick-Borne Disease Diagnostics
With the warm weather, overwintering adult female deer ticks are seeking hosts and we are resuming our weekly analysis of submitted ticks.
More information can be found on the Tick-Borne Disease Diagnostics website. |
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Late Blight Alert for Tomato and Potatoes
Garden retailers and landscapers should be aware of Late Blight—a very destructive and very infectious disease that kills tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial farms in the eastern U.S. Late blight is the same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s.
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Ethnic Vegetables in the Pioneer Valley
WFCR’s Tina Antolini talks with Professor Frank Mangan and visits the UMass Research Farm to learn more about UMass Extension’s educational programs on the production and marketing of crops popular among Brazilian, Asian, African and Hispanic customers.
Listen to audio of story. |
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