Harvesting
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 »
Dewulf refits R3060 harvester with enhancements
Dewulf, full-liner in machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, has fitted its renowned R3060 series sieving harvesters with several up... more »
Lockwood, Double L add Benzel as rep for Columbia Basin
Lockwood Manufacturing has expanded its sales and service reach for customers in the Columbia Basin of Washington and Oregon. Collaborating with Doub... more »
Potato growers to see warm, dry conditions during September, NWS forecasts
Growers in the major potato-producing areas of the northern U.S. are in for warm and normal-to-dry conditions during September, if the forecast proves... more »
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 envir... more »
Eagle Eye Produce harvesting new crop of russets
Eagle Eye Produce, a grower and shipper of fresh produce, will start shipping new crop of russet potatoes the week of Aug. 3-7, with red and yellow po... more »
TOMRA adds category director to focus on potatoes
TOMRA Food has announced Marco Colombo as its new global director of potatoes. He joined TOMRA in February after 10 years with Lamb Weston Meijer. ... more »
Van Doren Sales acquires data firm Agjet
Produce handling firm Van Doren Sales (VDS) had announced the acquisition of Agjet. This strategic move brings together the VDS current offering of... more »
Lockwood announces new Mobile TANK potato harvesting equipment
Lockwood Manufacturing has announced the launch of its latest potato equipment innovation — the Mobile TANK, which is new for 2020. The Mobile TA... more »
Colorado potato production decrease reflects fewer harvested acres
Potato growers in Colorado produced an estimated 19.67 million cwt of potatoes this year, down 9% from last year’s crop. Potatoes produced in the... more »
