Idaho
Dry spring and summer forecast for Western states
The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water and Climate Center hydrologists predict dry conditions to continue, resulting in red... READ MORE »
PCN detected in two new Idaho fields
Two more fields were positively confirmed as infested with pale cyst nematodes (PCN) in Bonneville County, Idaho on Jan. 2, according to Tina Gresham... READ MORE »
Pest management seminar at Miller Research
Miller Research will be holding two potato pest management research meetings on Mon., Dec. 10.
The morning meeting lasts from 9–12:15. Th... READ MORE »
Idahoan Foods receives training fund
Eastern Idaho potato processor Idahoan Foods will receive up to $240,000 from the Idaho Department of Labor's Workforce Development Training Fund (WD... READ MORE »
Idaho potato production up 12 percent
Potato production in Idaho for 2011 is predicted to total 127 million cwt., according to a press release from the United States Department of Agricult... READ MORE »
States receive specialty crop block grants for potato research
Colorado:Partner with Colorado Potato Administrative Committee to develop and promote a branded potato that is unique to Colorado to help increase sal... READ MORE »
Zebra chip found in two southern Idaho counties
The University of Idaho reports that zebra chip has been confirmed in Idaho by USDA Agricultural Research Service tests of samples from a potato proce... READ MORE »
A New Arrangement for Potato Production
When Idaho farmers started making the state famous for its potatoes, they seeded their crops in ridged rows and watered the plants by channeling surfa... READ MORE »
2011 fall potato plantings up 6 percent from 2010
According to statistics released by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service on July 12, 2011 total acreage planted in potatoes this year is 1,... READ MORE »
Another southeast Idaho field infected with potato cyst nematodes
The Idaho Falls Post-Register reported that another field has been infected with potato cyst nematodes. This makes the 10th infected field in southeas... READ MORE »