Pea-lentil workshop set Dec. 4 at Moscow

Farmers and crop consultants are invited to a symposium about aphids and viruses that affect peas and lentils Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Best Western University Inn in Moscow. A hosted reception will follow the meeting.

The workshop is hosted by WSU Extension, the University of Idaho and the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council, and will show results from a four-year research project funded by the USDA Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program.

The agenda includes discussion of economic damage by pea aphids, forecasting the risk of virus infection in legumes, use of online crop management...