July/August 2007
In the July/August 2007 issue, we had Ellie Charvet on the cover of Potato Country magazine. He was the manager of Taggares Farms and was a commissioner with the Washington…
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May Retail Sales a Mixed Bag for Potatoes and Products
For the four week data ending 5.27.17 for total potato volume, at retail, saw a decline of 1.6% when compared to the same month last year, however total dollar sales…
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$hould I $pend the Money?
By Jeff Miller, Miller Research LLC It seems that there is no shortage of products on which crop producers are asked to spend their hard-earned money. Every year potato…
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Lso-positive psyllids in Jerome and Twin Falls counties
The Pacific Northwest Pest Alert Network is reporting that three psyllid collected last week tested positive for Lso (liberibacter), the bacterium that causes zebra chip. Two of these psyllids were found in…
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Late Blight Found in Columbia Basin
Late blight is present in a number of fields north of Pasco up to at least Eltopia and east of Pasco to the Snake River. The strain of the late blight…
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Getting Into the Weeds
Weeds Can Pose Additional Threat to Potato Production By Zack Frederick, Tom Cummings and Dennis Johnson, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University Weeds present in fields compete for water,…
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New Fungicide Hits Market
Arius ADV is a new fungicide from SipcamRotam formulated to provide reliable control of some of the most destructive potato diseases including early blight, late blight, powdery mildew and black…
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July/August 2006
In the July/August 2006 issue, we had Kraig Knutzen, Kristi Gundersen, and Konnie McCutchin on the cover. They are the fifth generation to run Knutzen Farms. Started in 1894 by Jess…
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Fox News Offers Packaging, Equipment Information
Fox Packaging and Fox Solutions have launched Fox News, a blog dedicated to packaging and equipment information for the fresh produce industry. “To support the needs of growers, shippers and…
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John Deere, Greentronics Sync Yield Data Tools
John Deere has released its Yield Documentation Specialty Crop package. The package includes an activation code, an application controller and a harness. With this in place, yield data from Greentronics…
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