Production
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 »
eSpudman October 2016 Industry Spotlight
Frank Muir, president and CEO of the Idaho Grower-Shippers Association's annual meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho. ... 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 »
$48.1M available in funding for specialty crop research
USDA' National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released details on up to $48.1 million in available funding to support systems-based research... more »
Zimmatic introduces 9500DS
Lindsay, maker of Zimmatic irrigation systems, has added the 9500DS drop span option to its product line. Added to a new or existing Zimmatic pivot... more »
US seed featured at Latin American potato field day
On Aug. 25, Potatoes USA sponsored a U.S. demonstration plot at the Panama-hosted Latin American Potato Congress (known as ALAP). In the 2015/2016 m... more »
Rain shuts down Red River Valley harvest
Just when some growers were beginning to make some progress, Mother Nature stepped in and slammed the door. Rainfall amounts over the weekend varied... more »
Majestene named best new biopesticide
Marrone Bio Innovations Majestene Bionematicide product has won the Biopesticide category in the 2016 Agrow Awards held in London. The Agrow Awar... more »
Cover crops help growers manage soil health
I recently attended the Aug. 31, 2016, Upper Peninsula Potato Day, located at TJJ Farms in Cornell, Michigan, where Michigan State University Extensi... more »
Louisiana flooding damage estimated at $277M
An LSU AgCenter economist now estimates that last month’s historic flooding in south Louisiana will cost farmers $277 million, more than doubling ... more »
