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eSpudman October 2016 Market Report
A slideshow on dickeya presented by Amy Charkowski during the National Potato Council's summer meeting in Park City, Utah. ... watch »
Getting a handle on dickeya
Researchers need more samples to validate testing Amy Charkowski and Gary Secor need potato samples from this year’s harvest. They need the... more »
Wet conditions dominate talk at NPPGA Field Day
In a more typical year, the recent find of late blight in Pembina County would have been the talk of the the day, but the wet growing season dominated... more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
