Gaining Global Perspective on Potatoes
By Dale Lathim In November, I had the great privilege of traveling to Asia and Europe to see potato production and processing in each region. The week prior to that,…
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2024 US Potato Crop Smaller Than Expected
By Ben Eborn, Publisher, North American Potato Market News USDA estimates that potato growers produced 417.85 million cwt of potatoes during 2024. That is 22.28 million cwt less than the…
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BASF Introduces Endura Pro Fungicide
EnduraPro fungicide, a new broad-spectrum fungicide from BASF Agricultural Solutions, is available for purchase for the 2025 crop year. Endura Pro combines boscalid, the active ingredient found in Endura fungicide, with…
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Continuous Ventilation Concepts
By John Klimes, Product Quality Specialist, Agri-Stor Companies In the early days of potato storage, ventilation systems were designed with enough air to allow for light air exchange and application…
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Should You Be Drone Spraying?: Montana Seed Potato Seminar
Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher The XAG P100 Pro drone sprayer used at Kimm Seed Potatoes has a 30-foot spray width. Photo courtesy Kimm Seed Potatoes If you’re…
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Turn Up the Beat: Idaho Potato Commission Announces Jukebox Sweepstakes Prizes for 34th Annual Display Contest
Every night can be a sock hop for three lucky winners of full-size Victrola jukeboxes in the 2025 Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest. From old school vinyl records to the…
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AMS Awards A Contract for CCC Dehydrated Potato Products
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has awarded contracts for dehydrated flakes for distribution to the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs for Fiscal Year…
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Idaho Crop Improvement Association – Seed Potato Seminar
Registration fee is $35 if received by January 14 ($50 late and on-site registration). (Cash or check only.) Location: Red Lion, Pocatello Date: January 21 Time: 11:30 AM to 5:00…
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Seed Crop Reports – 2025
Colorado Seed Potato Crop By Andrew Houser, Colorado Potato Certification Service We had a mix of a cool spring, warm July and a very rainy August. Fortunately, the rainfall turned…
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World Potato Conference Webinar: Early Warning System for Sustainable Preventive Management of Potato Late Blight
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00am EST (USA/Toronto) Presenter: Ivette Acuña B. Agr. Eng. Ph.D.Phytopathologist, Agricultural Research Institute, INIA Chile Summary: The potato is of social, economic, and cultural…
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