Category: Plant Nutrition

Spudman | May 2025

Amplifying the power of potassium

Trials show benefits of in-season application

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 | Mar 23, 2023

Study reveals information on the timing of potassium chloride in potato fields

Sarah Light, an agronomy farm advisor with University of California Cooperative Extension, led a study on the timing of potassium chloride in potato fields. Her work was published in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment Journal, a publication of the American Society of Agronomy, and Crop Science Society of America.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Mar 13, 2023

New grant program increases American-made fertilizer production

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department received $3 billion in applications for the first two rounds of a new grant program.

Spudman | March 2023

Reducing nitrogen to improve soil and plant health

Could too much N be causing problems in potato fields? Advancing Eco Agriculture says yes.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 15, 2022

Free webinar available on how to manage weight loss in storage

Three informative potato-focused webinars are now available to be watched for free through Spudman’s website.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Mar 31, 2022

BioSafe Systems releases new plant health promoter

BioSafe Systems’ new TerraGrow Liquid is a specialty blend of beneficial microbial organisms formulated to invigorate plant health.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Feb 23, 2022

Valent Biosciences creating new biostimulant organization

Valent BioSciences is establishing a new operating unit designed to expand its biostimulant line with new internally and externally developed products for the U.S. and global markets.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Mar 18, 2021

Agriculture production costs on the rise

Costs for agricultural inputs and crop protection agents are on the rise, reports North American Potato Market News (NAPMN).

INDUSTRY NEWS | Mar 09, 2021

Researchers aiming to turn recent microbe data into actions

Knowledge of soil microbes has grown rapidly in recent years, but in-production benefits to farmers have been minimal thus far.

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