Anyone can get potatoes into the ground. If you want to maximize your time, land and in-put efficiency — and ultimately make more money — getting potatoes into the ground quickly and […]
Air cup planters: Are they so much better?
Going without mancozeb in Canada
Currently under review in Canada, mancozeb is a potato industry staple for fighting late blight and early blight. Its proponents fear its loss would spell higher production costs for farmers and would […]
USDA seeks grant applications for Potato Breeding Research program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking grant applications for its Potato Breeding Research program. The estimated amount to be distributed is $2,250,000, with awards ranging […]
Suggestions for spring cover crops to improve soil health
One principle of managing soil for improved soil health is to always have a crop growing on the soil. This will maintain or add organic matter, provide benefits from the action of […]
Get irrigation savvy: Senninger launches online training courses in North America
Senninger Irrigation recently announced the launch of its new online training courses, now available to all Senninger customers via the Hunter University training portal. Senninger’s free online courses offer professionals in-depth information […]
‘Nutritious, versatile and even sexy’: Western Australian potato farmers take on low-carb diets
Potato growers in Western Australia have joined an international campaign to tackle a decline in spud consumption driven by the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets. The campaign, engineered by the International Potato Centre, invites people […]
Wet, cold soil makes Idaho potato planting a challenge
Frequent heavy rains continue to challenge some Idaho potato growers as they plant the state’s iconic crop, according to a report by Capital Press. “Around here, it is behind around a week,” […]
The humble but powerful spud: Potato as a source of nutrition for physical performance
Health professionals universally agree on the importance of a balanced diet, and the fallacy of relying on any one or two food groups, as the means of achieving peak physical performance and […]
High tech equipment ensures new level of performance for Aussie potato packer
Thomas Foods International Fresh Produce has installed a world-first Spectrim potato grading line as part of enhancements to its Penfield Gardens-based production facility. The company’s CEO, Rod Knight, said the multi-million dollar […]
Custom-built facility designed for British contract farmer and potato grower
Tong Engineering has designed a custom-built seed potato grading facility for B&C Farming – a Norfolk-based contract farmer and potato grower in the UK – taking into account the latter’s current and […]
Tasmanian potato growers say returns from Simplot are not covering production costs
One of the major processors in Tasmania – Simplot – is spending more than $50 million improving the processing plant at Ulverstone. Potato growers who supply the company have welcomed the move, […]
Eastern Idaho growers could experience slight planting delay; Washington a month behind
Spudman magazine reports that potato growers in eastern Idaho could see some slight planting delays, but not nearly as drastic as their Pacific Northwest counterparts in Washington and Oregon. The Idaho Falls Post […]
The humble potato now seen as a staple for future food security in China
The potential of potato to provide food security is one reason China has undergone remarkable growth in potato production over the last two decades, and China has become by far the largest […]
Scientists zero in on the weed link in zebra chip epidemiology
A major challenge in controlling zebra chip disease of potatoes is our inability to predict which potato fields are likely to be colonized by potato psyllid, the vector of the pathogen that […]
Canadian produce company to bring fresh potatoes, jobs to Atlanta
A Canadian produce company says it will create 100 new jobs in College Park in Atlanta for its first American potato packing plant, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. EarthFresh announced last week that […]
American Journal of Potato Research: ‘The Contribution of Potatoes to Human Nutrition’
The Potato Association of America (PAA) is pleased to announce that the special 215 page issue of the American Journal of Potato Research (AJPR), Volume 96 Number 2 is now available online. […]
French potato market reportedly ‘tight with high prices’
According to a report by FreshPlaza, Francisco Moya, the director of the company Négonor in France says that “the situation on the potato market is very tight. Stocks are low, and we […]
Maintaining Scotland’s high health status for potatoes
New pest and disease threats and pesticide losses through legislation and resistance development are cross cutting issues across our Scottish crops at the moment and potatoes are no exception, according to a […]
