University of Idaho Aberdeen Extension is conducting two events on August 22 that combined offer 5+ hours of education. A workshop follows their traditional field day. For further information, contact…
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The University of Idaho Extension (U of I) will continue Ag Talk Tuesday this spring and summer. Ag Talk Tuesdays are virtual sessions about agriculture, held via Zoom, with U of I…
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The 2024 Potato IPM Field Day at the University of Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center has been set for August 22.
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The 2024 Potato IPM Field Day at the University of Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center has been set for August 22.Location: Aberdeen Research and Extension CenterDate: August 22, 2024Registration:…
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The potato industry has a term for the unpleasant surprise of cutting into a seemingly good spud to find a dark bruise inside. Known as “cutting black,” the tuber quality issue…
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The inaugural University of Idaho Potato Storage Open House takes place at the state-of-the-art Potato Storage Facility at the Kimberly Research and Extension Center on December 5th, from 9:00 am…
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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…
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Topics will include fungicide seed treatments, managing foliar diseases, breeding for disease resistance, timing and speed of different vine desiccants, the impact on blackspot bruise, and more. Registration begins at…
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Potato growers in Idaho have a resource from the Idaho Crop Alerts Network to check their growing area for volunteer potato risk. Volunteer potatoes are potato tubers that are left…
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Potato plants exposed to extreme smoke produced lower marketable yields than smoke-free plants, according to preliminary data from a joint University of Idaho and Boise State University study. Results differed…
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