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Leveraging sorting data from the processing line back to the field
Potato and produce sorters collect vast amounts of data, although much of it goes unused. Several firms are pushing to use that data to be more efficient.
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Inside the Industry: Potato rotations
Spudman recently polled readers on the subject potato rotations through an online survey. Here are the results of that survey:
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Cultivar Corner: Queen Anne is a ‘visually brilliant’ yellow potato
Queen Anne produces high marketable yields while showing excellent resistance to common scab, bruising, rhizoctonia, tuber/leaf blight and PVY.
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Potato growers to see warm, dry conditions during September, NWS forecasts
Growers in major potato-producing areas of the northern U.S. are in for warm and normal-to-dry conditions during September, if the forecast proves accurate.
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Best practice potato storage advice from University of Idaho researchers
Optimal storage practices start in the field and can hinge on a variety of factors and conditions, both with the tubers and inside their storage environment.
News
- IGSA announces $14,000 in scholarship awards
October 19 - COVID-19 relief talks stall
October 19 - Washington-Oregon Potato Conference to be virtual in 2021
October 17 - Virginia Tech receives grant to study microbiomes
October 15 - Washington potatoes valued at record-high $934 million for 2019, up 19%
October 14
Production
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Industry Profiles
Jolyn Rasmussen leads J.R. Simplot’s Raw Development and Sustainability team. She’s also on the board of the new Potato Sustainability Alliance.
New Varieties
Queen Anne produces high marketable yields while showing excellent resistance to common scab, bruising, rhizoctonia, tuber/leaf blight and PVY.
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Upcoming Events
- Montana Seed Potato Seminar (Canceled)
Nov 11 • Missoula, Montana - The Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting
Nov 12 • Virtual Event - Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market Expo
Dec 8 • Virtual Event - United Potato Growers of America Meeting (Virtual)
Dec 11 • Virtual Event - Potato Expo 2021
Jan 6 • Grapevine, Texas - Potato Business Summit by United Potato Growers of America
Jan 6 • Grapevine, Texas - Idaho Potato Conference & Ag Expo 2020
Jan 19 • Idaho State University, Pocatello - Washington-Oregon Potato Conference
Jan 26 • Virtual Event - Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Education Conference and Industry Show
Feb 2 • Stevens Point, Wisconsin - Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Annual Meeting
Feb 16 • Grand Forks, North Dakota - National Potato Council’s Potato D.C. Fly-In
Feb 22 • Washington, D.C. - National Potato Council Annual Meeting
Feb 22 • Washington, D.C. - Potatoes USA Annual Meetings
Mar 8 • Denver, Colorado - Ag World Golf Classic
Jun 8 • Kennewick & Moses Lake, Washington - Empire Farm Days
Aug 3 • Seneca Falls, New York - Agri Expo 2021
Aug 11 • Grand Falls, New Brunswick - Idaho Grower Shippers Association 93rd Annual Convention
Sep 1 • Sun Valley, Idaho - World Potato Congress 2022
May 30 • Dublin, Ireland
