Timing is key for weed control between potato planting, row closure

Getting the herbicides on at the right time and linking up with tillage operations between planting and row closure is the key for weed control from start to finish.

Colorado potato beetle research advances, but persistent pest continues to adapt

The Colorado potato beetle is a major pest throughout North America. Damage caused by the beetle can greatly reduce yield and even kill plants. For...

Inside the Potato Industry: Disease control

Spudman recently polled readers through an online survey on the challenges they’re facing in controlling potato diseases. Here are the results from their responses.

Kitchen Farms on quest for the best potato

The perfect potato breed is many things: reliable, resistant, high-yielding and, of course, marketable. Also add elusive.

Soil health: Experts say use one-step-at-a-time approach

Everything a grower hopes to accomplish starts with soil health. Equipment, top-of-the-line seed, expensive fertilizer — healthy, productive soil makes all of it more effective.