Category: Production

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 06, 2025

Decrease in potato acreage forecast for Idaho, nation

Potato acreage decreases are forecast in the nation’s leading potato-producing state and across the country. Learn how much and why

INDUSTRY NEWS | May 01, 2025

Potatoes USA chair emphasizes focus on international demand

Steve Elfering, elected chair of Potatoes USA in late March, emphasized the importance of international demand for U.S. potatoes

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 30, 2025

MASC program to provide additional $1.3B in specialty crop assistance

A second round of payments will provide up to $1.3 billion in additional assistance for specialty crop producers

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 24, 2025

Nitrogen-fixing biological application now available in US

Nitrogen-fixing biological Envita is now available in the U.S. market and will be available for the 2025 planting season.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 21, 2025

Pennsylvania takes potato spotlight; tariff negotiations with Japan begin

Congressional officials visit Pennsylvania potato operation; industry urges focus on fresh market access as tariff talks with Japan begin

Spudman | April 2025

Automated nematode detective

Algorithm helps to accurately identify persistent pest

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 02, 2025

Potato industry braces for impact of additional tariffs

The agriculture industry braced Wednesday for the unveiling of additional tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump

INDUSTRY NEWS | Sep 18, 2024

Farmers and advocacy groups sue DOL over new H-2A rule

A coalition of farmers and agricultural advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), challenging new H-2A regulations.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 26, 2024

UGA Extension program helps farmers adopt sustainable irrigation methods

University of Georgia Extension program helps farmers adopt sustainable irrigation methods through its Extension Ag Water Team.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 26, 2024

Potato cultivars: which ones perform well?

Spudman will focus on cultivars in the upcoming November/December issue and we want to include information from growers across North America.

Spudman | July 2024

Searching for sprouting solutions

Industry seeks storage alternatives as CIPC scrutiny increases

Spudman | May 2024

The quest for an aquifer alternative

Project aims to replace deep well irrigation in the Columbia Basin

Spudman | April 2024

Digging up answers to disease uptick

PSU investigation reveals new twist to familiar foe

Spudman | March 2024

Technology provides new weapons in battling blight

Changing environmental regulations driving innovation

Spudman | November 2023

Maine State Potato Seed Report 2023

Spudman | November 2023

Wisconsin State Potato Seed Report 2023

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