Production
Michigan looks to have record-level potato yields, increased production
Potato yields are expected to reach record numbers in Michigan for the 2019 growing season. According to the USDA National Agriculture Statistics S... more »
Pacific Northwest potato yield rates, production expected to dip for 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has begun releasing 2019 estimates for major potato-producing states i... more »
A new method for controlling Colorado potato beetles
{Sponsored} With nearly 200 million pounds of potatoes at stake, Wysocki Produce Farms can’t afford to lose their crop. In 2018 that could have hap... more »
Researchers identify virus that increases late blight’s potency
Descendants of the fungus-like pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s — Phytophthora infestans — may have had a helping hand... more »
Recent cold stretch has Red River Valley harvest efforts about done
Potato farmers in the Red River Valley area of Western Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota have done about all they can to salvage their crop. Now, the... more »
Dosatron International releases D132 series irrigation solution
Dosatron International's D132 Series irrigation solution is available now. It is compatible with nutrients, sanitizers, acids and line cleaners. �... more »
Red River Valley growers facing significant loss of fresh potato crop
Ongoing poor weather conditions in the Red River Valley have potato growers facing significant losses. Ted Kreis, marketing and communications ... more »
Lawmakers unveil Farm Workforce Modernization Act, draw praise from produce groups
U.S. House lawmakers on Oct. 30 unveiled a bipartisan agriculture labor package that would offer a path to legalization for farmworkers and expand th... more »
Equitable Food Initiative creates responsible produce labor scorecard
Equitable Food Initiative has released a free resource to the fresh produce industry to help grower-shippers identify and reduce risk in their foreign... more »
New pythium, phytophthora fungicide to be available in 2020
Potato growers have a new way to combat pythium and phytophthora with Xyler FC. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Xyler FC ... more »
