Production
Storing Potatoes
Proper storage techniques can reduce disease pressureStorage conditions can be ripe for diseases to develop and devastate potato crops, leading many u... more »
NPC statement on an EPA cancel of aldicarb registration
The National Potato Council (NPC) is concerned by the recent decision to cancel the registration of aldicarb, a vital tool for U.S. potato growers. Al... more »
Health Care Changes
Health Care Changes: Some health care changes are already herePresident Obama and Congress made sweeping changes to America's health care system in Ma... more »
Farm Worker Supporters Want Floor Vote on Labor Bill
Supporters of the "Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act" want the bill voted on in the state Senate before the legislature finishes this year's session... more »
Water Management
Look at on-farm conservation, irrigation practices to best use water suppliesThere's a finite water supply these days and growers are finding the supp... more »
For Farmworkers, Sometimes It’s the Little Things that Count
Over the last few months, the other Bon Appetit Management Company Fellows and I have been driving around the country, visiting small farms in Bon App... more »
New York Senate Panel Votes Down Farm Labor Bill
A hotly debated bill to expand farmworker rights was defeated Tuesday by the state Senate Agriculture Committee. The Daily NewsClick here to read the ... more »
Reining in Rhizoc
Rhizoctonia solani, more commonly known as black scurf, is a common fungus that attacks potatoes in the early season of their development. The pathoge... more »
Report Says Michigan Migrant Farmworkers Working in ‘Unconscionable’ Conditions
Thousands of migrant farmworkers in Michigan are living and working in "intolerable" and "unconscionable" conditions, according to a scathing report r... more »
UFW, Growers Push for Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Farm Workers
Supporters of immigration reform are making another push to pass a congressional bill that would give undocumented farm workers a path to permanent re... more »
