crop management
Late blight confirmed in second Michigan field
Potato late blight, first confirmed in a Michigan field on July 23, has been confirmed in an additional field in the same county on Aug. 5. The dis... READ MORE »
UGA Extension program helps farmers adopt sustainable irrigation methods
Georgia's leading industry is agriculture, which relies significantly on irrigation — approximately half of the state's cropland is irrigated. Fo... READ MORE »
Potato cultivars: which ones perform well?
Spudman will focus on cultivars in the upcoming November/December issue and we want to include information from growers across North America. If yo... READ MORE »
Late blight confirmed in Michigan field
Potato late blight has been confirmed in a commercial field in Michigan. Experts strongly recommend preventative foliar programs and diligent crop mon... READ MORE »
Searching for sprouting solutions
Chlorpropham has been used for decades to inhibit postharvest potato sprouting. But with a major potato storage company moving its manufacturing of th... READ MORE »
Nutrien Ag Solutions acquires new biocontrol technology
Nutrien Ag Solutions has acquired Suncor Energy’s AgroScience patented and patent-pending biocontrol technology assets. New chlorin-based photose... READ MORE »
Webinar to share water saving potential of nanobubble technology
A new agritech partnership is aiming to help growers achieve increase efficiency, including water savings, utilizing nanobubble technology. Nanobub... READ MORE »
Potato crop management system expanding into 13 states
Picketa Systems is expanding a crop management system initially designed for potatoes into 13 states. The LENS system analyzes crop tissues and com... READ MORE »
Potato Virus Initiative project develops research newsletter
The University of Idaho’s Potato Virus Initiative has created an annual newsletter to keep readers up to date on research nationwide. Researchers... READ MORE »
Program keeps close eye on psyllids
For a second consecutive year, a University of Idaho (U of I) pest monitoring program trapped relatively few potato psyllids in Idaho spud fields duri... READ MORE »
