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By Kasia Duellman, Nora Olsen, J. Benton Glaze Jr., Pamela J. S. Hutchinson
Cull potatoes are low-market-value tubers, unusable or disposable, often due to overproduction. Because they are grown at many different times and locations throughout Idaho, discarding them properly can be challenging.
Learn the latest 2023 recommendations in how to manage their removal in this University of Idaho bulletin. Along with providing six management options (including recycling strategies), you’ll learn how to prevent disease, insects, weeds and contamination from developing in your field; Idaho’s requirements regarding cull potato care; and best practices to monitor sites.
6 Management Options
- Winter field spreading
- Burial
- Livestock feed
- Compost
- Plastic covers
- Chemical applications
