Diseases
Dickeya remains concern in Pennsylvania
With the persistent warm temperatures and some much needed rains falling across Pennsylvania, it is important to continue scouting for blackleg-like s... more »
Jining Green Living launches new sweet potato varieties
Shandong Jining Green Living International Trade has launched the harvest of two new sweet potato varieties: the red skinned White Flesh sweet potato ... more »
Sweet potato crop shows promise as feed, fuel
As some Florida growers try to find new crops and the demand for biofuel stock increases globally, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricul... more »
Psyllids, new varieties hot topics at Texas A&M field day
The hot potato news in the High Plains is harvest is underway, psyllids are threatening unharvested fields and new varieties are showing lots of promi... more »
USDA awards $36.5 million for research, Extension
USDA has issued 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers growing fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, drie... more »
Late blight found in Michigan’s St. Joseph County
Late blight was found in three more potato fields in Michigan's St. Joseph County on Monday, July 25.
Photo 1. Sporulating late blight les... more »
Weather devastates crop in North Dakota
The heart of "Potato Country" in northeast North Dakota was devastated by baseball size hail that lasted up to 35 minutes last Tuesday night.The worst... more »
Late blight spreads in Columbia Basin
Washington State University (WSU) Extension has released a special issue of Potato Pest Alert regarding the spread of late blight to more fields in th... more »
Texas A&M field day to feature new variety
The annual Potato Field Day in the High Plains featuring the Texas A&M University AgriLife Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program will be... more »
Controlling potato psyllids key to managing zebra chip
Potato psyllids were found in 88 percent of the fields we monitored this week. This means psyllids are continuing to migrate into fields throughout th... more »
