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Potato pest app developed
Leah Tsror, Ph.D, a research plant pathologist at the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center in Bet-Dagan, Israel, has developed an application that identifies potato pests and provides information on diseases and disorders with images. ... more
Lockwood launches new potato handling product
Lockwood Manufacturing has introduced its new Air-Controlled Separator. The Lockwood ACS-8 is a complete handling and cleaning system. With the aid of high velocity air, the ACS-8 removes rocks, dirt, vines and other debris while minimizing damage. ... more
WSPC seeking candidates
The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) is seeking candidates for one vacant at-large position on the WSPC board. At-large commissioners can be growers or others involved in the potato industry and voted on by the nine elected commissioners. T... more
Loveland and AMS sign strategic partnership
Loveland Products Inc. and Advanced Microbial Solutions LLC (AMS) have signed a strategic partnership agreement, The arrangement gives Loveland exclusive, worldwide distribution rights to existing AMS technology as well as access to an integrated pi... more
Wada Farms and Worley & McCullough reach partnership
Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC will take on sales and marketing for San Luis Valley grower-shipper Worley & McCullough Inc., based in Monte Vista, Colo. Worley & McCullough will continue to operate its packing shed ... more
Botrytis blight a problem for Michigan potatoes this year
According to a report from Michigan State University, Botrytis blight is causing problems in potatoes throughout Michigan this season. The fungus Botrytis cinerea causes Botrytis blight, also known as tan spot or gray mold. The pathogen has an extre... more
Simplot expands fertilizer plant
The J.R. Simplot Company will expand it Rock Springs, Wyo., fertilizer manufacturing facility. Work will begin immediately. Simplot's first expansion phase will increase dry phosphate production by more than 30 percent. The expansion will include pr... more
Zebra Chip identified in Idaho
Erik Wenninger, University of Idaho entomologist at the U of I Kimberly Research and Extension Center, reports that a single potato plant has been identified with classic zebra chip symptoms at the Kimberly R&E Center in Kimberly, Idaho.Zebra ch... more
Arysta signs licensing agreement with INTERMAG
Arysta LifeScience and INTERMAG have signed a licensing agreement granting Arysta access to all formulations of INTERMAG's proprietary titanium-based biostimulant technology. The agreement is exclusive for territories outside of Europe where Arysta ... more
Psyllids test positive for Liberibacter in Idaho
Adult psyllids collected on June 19 from a commercial potato field in Twin Falls County have tested positive for Liberibacter, the bacterium that causes zebra chip. Gene sequencing confirmed the Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests by Alex Karasev'... more
