Diseases
Pest of the Month: Rhizoctonia
{Sponsored} As far as pest and pestilence go, rhizoctonia is one of the few that appears in every potato growing region on a consistent basis. Besides... more »
Miller Research to hold series of virtual potato disease, pest management webinars
Idaho-based Miller Research is planning a series of one-hour virtual webinars in February to address various topics on potato disease and pest managem... more »
BASF’s Cevya fungicide gets EPA approval for potatoes, other crops
Cevya fungicide recently received EPA registration on additional crop groups including berries, cucurbits and bulb, fruiting and root vegetables. Cevy... more »
Researchers advance knowledge of late blight gene makeup
Potato late blight disease is credited as the cause of the great Irish potato famine of 1845. It has been called the worst of all diseases known to po... more »
Potato wart confirmed in two Prince Edward Island fields
On Nov. 27, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in two fields on a farm ... more »
Improving waste management for the sake of next season
{Sponsored} Cull piles and volunteers are perennial problem-causers for growers across the industry, and excellent management processes are necessary ... more »
2020 harvest recap and best practices for improving plant health
{Sponsored} This year was one for the books in the most unexpected ways. Growers overall didn’t have the usual pressure for diseases and pests, but ... more »
Preparing for 2021 planting: the outlook
{Sponsored} 2020 was a banner year for potato growers in the most unexpected ways. Unlike many seasons, pests and diseases weren’t necessarily the ... more »
2020 Potato season recap: Fungal diseases
{Sponsored} For several potato growing regions, the one factor that didn’t make the 2020 season a challenge was disease pressure. Overall, growers l... more »
Survey says: Top grower concerns and chemistries to combat them
{Sponsored} In a recent survey of potato growers completed by Spudman, disease control concerns were highlighted. Growers reported struggling with in... more »
