Production
New technology allows for late blight testing using smartphone
New technology developed by North Carolina State University researchers could allow farmers to cost-effectively test for plant diseases — such as la... more »
Valley Irrigation to launch Valley 365 single-source platform in 2020
Valley Irrigation will launch Valley 365, a new single-source platform for connected crop management, in early 2020. Valley 365 combines the top fea... more »
Late blight confirmed in Minidoka County, Idaho
Late blight was confirmed in southwestern Minidoka County, Idaho, on Aug. 19. It was reported by the Rupert-based Miller Research. Late blight can ... more »
Bayer-developed Requiem Prime to be distributed by Certis USA
Growers have added access Requiem insecticide products to control sucking pests across several crops and will now benefit from distribution of the lat... more »
4R practices for fertilizer management in potatoes
Phosphorus is a key nutrient for the development of the potato plant and tubers. The status of P in the plant, deficient or sufficient, is closely rel... more »
Using linear bed feet for calculating fertigation
Soil test recommendations usually assume fertilizer is spread evenly across a field. However, with plasticulture and fertigation, growers can direct n... more »
5 ways to decrease fertilizer use
Commercial organic and synthetic nitrogen fertilizer helps feed around half of the world’s population. While excessive fertilizer use poses environm... more »
Late-summer potato crop progress reports from around the U.S.
Harvest 2019 is right around the corner for the major potato-producing regions in the northern United States. Here are a few reports from around the c... more »
Inside the Potato Industry: Storage
This survey is sponsored by Hansen-Rice. The questions and results were written and compiled by Spudman. More Spudman surveys can be found here... more »
Rantizo drone spraying receives approval in Minnesota, Nebraska
Rantizo received approval for agricultural drone spraying in three more Midwest states this week, bringing the total to five. In addition to Iowa and ... more »
