Two key National Potato Council (NPC) employees are taking on new roles. The NPC has promoted Hollee Alexander to vice president of industry relations and events and Hillary Hutchins to…

Thanks to Sandesh Dangi of Phil Wharton’s lab (Univ. of Idaho) for determining that the fields with late blight in Minidoka County are the US-23 genotype. Most isolates of the…

Top Ten Production Tips with Nora Olsen On this episode, Dave joins Nora Olsen from the University of Idaho to discuss best practices to ensure a happy harvest. Plus a…

Pacific Northwest Pest Alert is reporting that late blight has been found in southwest Minidoka County near the town of Paul in multiple potato fields. Late blight sporulation was observed…

The last Ag Talk Tuesday for the season is confirmed for August 20 at the University of Idaho Minidoka County Extension Office in Rupert, Idaho. Jason Thomas will give a…

McCain Foods has invested approximately $100 million in its first French fry factory in Brazil. The new plant is due to open in the first half of 2021. The move…

International vegetable handling equipment specialist Tong Engineering is celebrating one year of successful business since the opening of its Tong USA spares, service and sales facility in Fremont, Michigan. Whilst…

Automated Produce Equipment www.automatedproduceequip.com Upmatic Master Bagger/Baler, Columbia Okura Robotic Palletizer Automated Produce Equipment’s Upmatic Master Bagger/Baler, which is in use in potato and onion sheds, allows for the re-allocation…

By Jeff Miller, Miller Research LLC   Verticillium wilt is one of the most prevalent diseases faced by potato growers. The disease is caused by the fungus Verticillium dahliae. The…