New English and Spanish Harvest Training Videos
Harvesting a quality crop is an important topic on everybody’s mind for the upcoming season. Blackspot bruise and shatter bruise, or open wounds such as nicks, cuts, and abrasions are…
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The Latest Recommendations: OSU HAREC Potato Field Day
New potato varieties and new potato pathogens are at the center of two research projects at Oregon State University (OSU). One study looks at nutrient management of new varieties Echo…
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New Marketing Tools Available to Industry
Potatoes USA has a new marketing campaign that shows how potatoes fuel athletic performance and poses the question: “What are you eating?”. The campaign is based on the idea that…
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WSU Virologist Wins International Award
Hanu R. Pappu, a Washington State University (WSU) virologist, has earned the Humboldt Research Award in recognition of his 30 years of contributions in the field of plant pathology. Pappu’s…
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Manufacturer Upgrades Eliminator
Scotts Precision Manufacturing Ltd. has introduced the next generation of its dirt eliminating Evolution Table, available from Scotts or Harriston Industries. Scotts has added programmable memory roller settings to the…
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Trade Mitigation: AMS to Purchase $44M in Food, Including Spuds
On August 27, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, announced details of actions the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would take to assist farmers in response to trade damage…
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Pink Eye of Potato
by Yi Wang, UW-Horticulture and Amanda Gevens, UW-Madison Plant Pathology What is pink eye? Pink eye is a disorder of potato tubers that can cause costly storage losses for potato growers and…
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Purple Potatoes Benefit Lung Health
A newly released study shows that increased consumption of dark-pigmented fruits and vegetables such as purple potatoes positively impacts lung function. The study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public…
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Keeping Silver Scurf off Your Crop
Silver scurf is a challenging infection that can spread while your potatoes are kept in storage. That’s why it’s important to utilize the right fungicide to keep your crop healthy…
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U.S. Potato Imports Increase
Potatoes USA announced today that imports of all potatoes and potato products increased 3.8% in volume for fiscal year 2018 (July 2017 – June 2018). This increase in volume was…
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