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Laci and Scott Holbrook grow certified seed potatoes near Twin Bridges. TWIN BRIDGES, Mont. — The average American eats 100-pounds of potatoes a year. So there's always demand for healthy seed potatoes. In ...

At Komet we follow our own guiding principle: once we have identified a grower’s needs, we go out of our way to find a solution. In potato irrigation, this means providing pivot ...

Pressure bruise is a major defect and source of economic losses in potatoes for all market classes. Reasons pressure bruise Symptoms of pressure flattening: sunken and depressed area In bulk storage, potato ...

For both potatoes and onions, “the 2020 crop has come out of the gate very strong,” according to Eric Beck, director of marketing for Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC in Idaho Falls, ...

From the early stages of planting to the final phase of every package and shipping, you will find the Easterday family actively involved in all aspects of delivering you high quality produce ...

A new study published in Plant Pathology identifies for the first time the genotypes of P. infestans, causing late blight in the main potato-growing regions in Java, Indonesia. Potato late blight disease ...

NPPGA ramps up digital to keep message fresh, timely. Communication within every company and association is key, particularly during these times of less in-person time and more face-to-face via app meetings and ...

Autumn is beginning to tinge the boxelder trees along the banks of the Little Wood River with vibrant yellows, oranges and reds. In a matter of days, these trees will cut a ...

The storage season offers a plethora of potential challenges for potato growers. These challenges can include shrink, sprouting, bruising and rot. Although the doors may be closed on the storage, these concerns ...

While temperature is probably the most important potato storage concern, another important step in storing potatoes is ensuring adequate relative humidity levels in the storage shed. Relative humidity is the amount of ...

If you talk to a group of potato growers, one issue is almost certain to come up: how to find seed potatoes free of disease. The U.S. potato seed industry can be ...

Exclusive patent licensed from University of Idaho.Mustard-derived fumigation of stored food – targeting vegetables and potatoes.Leading agrochemical for sprout suppression – chlorpropham – banned by European Union on Oct. 8, 2020.Appointment of Scientific Advisor ...

ason Davenport is still a young man, but he has already accrued at least a career’s worth of experience. He grew up on a family farm in Melba, Idaho, and fully expected to return ...

Weed management, soil health, and the nutritional quality of foods grown organically continue to be high priority research topics for organic producers. Inna Popova, University of Idaho The Organic Farming Research Foundation ...

Ten-wheeler truck after ten-wheeler truck rolls by on Airport Road southeast of Aberdeen, kicking up gravel and a familiar, harvesty cloud of dust. Ritchey Toevs has just a few minutes to sit and talk about ...

It’s strangely quiet for an early October afternoon at Flying A Ranch in Ashton, Idaho. Trucks and tractors, potato windrowers and grain combines sit idle and unfamiliarly dust-free, waiting for the ground to dry ...

WORLD POTATO CONGRESS INC. WEBINAR DECEMBER 15, 2020 AT 09:00 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME – “DEVELOPING THE PIPELINE FROM GENOMICS TO NEW PRODUCTS” WITH DR. MARK TAYLOR The World Potato Congress is ...

Covid-19 has changed the way business is done across the globe, and it is no different when it comes to agricultural research. In a previous post, we highlighted how Medius.Re can help facilitate ...

By Seth Truscott College of Agricultural, Human,and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. -Launching new research in support of Washington potato growers, Washington State University is partnering with industry leaders to study healthier, ...

Potato marketers say they worry about the damage COVID-19 is doing to the foodservice sector. “Potatoes are now on 84% of restaurant menus, and top potato items preferred away from home include ...

Purdue University scientist is looking for farmers to participate in two projects aimed at improving fertilizer and seeding rates in a variety of crops. Davide Cammarano, an associate professor of agronomy, will utilize remote ...

The Wayside, just off the Heyburn exit, serves a decent burger and killer apple pie. It’s packed in here, as it is every day at noon, but it’s still one of those ...

“You can humidify and disinfect a potato storage warehouse's air using just water and UV. No chemicals," says Jef Viaene of Jebe, a Humigator DFS dealership. "You'll have two to ten percent ...

THESE FAMILY-OWNED FARMLAND ENTERPRISES DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS. Who operates the largest working farms in the U.S. and what do they grow? The Land Report, the magazine of the American landowner, produces ...

I’m Bob Larson. Always working to develop the “perfect” russet, the Potato Variety Management Institute’s main mission is to promote new varieties of potatoes in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and beyond. PVMI Executive ...