Production
Canadian potato crop rebounds, but still sees heavy lost acreage
Statistics Canada estimates the 2019 Canadian potato crop at 106.577 million cwt, up 4% from a down 2018 season and on par with 2017. Canadian grow... more »
Marrone Bio founder Pam Marrone to retire as CEO
Marrone Bio Innovations founder Pam Marrone is retiring as the bioprotection company's chief executive officer. The board of directors of the Davis... more »
Satellite monitoring could be next leap for crop management
While drones equipped with high-resolution cameras are well suited for observing plant development from far above, satellites could be the next leap a... more »
USMCA and ag labor bill updates, plus potato council adds familiar face
The bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act (HR 4916) was approved Nov. 20 by the House Judiciary Committee. "Clearing the House Judiciary Comm... more »
Seed potato health certificate contains up-to-date status of certified seed
The days when transactions were settled by a handshake bring back sentimental memories, but they are long gone in today’s high-stakes businesses of ... more »
USDA estimates 2019 potato crop at 422.45 million cwt, down 6%
Data compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service's (USDA-NASS) regional offices estimates that ... 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 »
USDA survey: Less irrigation water used than five years ago
There were 231,474 farms with 55.9 million irrigated acres, which included 83.4 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to ... more »
Nebraska potato crop expected to be close to last year, acreage up again
Potato crop estimates for Nebraska would have production just about on par with 2018. The USDA-NASS predicts the Nebraska crop will total 9,260,000... more »
20% of North Dakota’s potato crop unharvested, disaster relief approved
It has been a rough fall for farmers in the Red River Valley, and estimates for the potato crop reflect that. Because of flooding and early freezes... more »
