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Precision placement of granules for potato treatments in the field is now more important than ever to protect crops and maintain plant health. Soil pests and establishment under tougher springs Challenging spring

With what one expert described as a “potato flood in Europe” and elsewhere, the potato market is so saturated that one Idaho farmer is trying to give away tons of spuds to needy people, as Mark Heinz reports

For decades, potato-sector performance has been assessed with familiar metrics: hectares planted, tonnes harvested, grades achieved, storage losses managed, contracts delivered. Those indicators remain essential. But they are no longer enough on

Late winter is the point in the storage season where a lot of good work can be undone quickly. For months, managers fight for uniform temperatures, steady airflow, controlled moisture, and calm

Potato processors and large buyers have already shown they can accelerate practice change when they attach dollars, verification, and technical support to defined expectations. The catch is that most of today’s potato

Michigan potato growers will see expanded market access to South Korea, with table stock and chipping potatoes from Michigan and ten additional states now cleared for export, according to a report by Michigan

A University of Idaho research team is pioneering the use of computer molecular modeling to develop new agricultural fungicides, including some that will attack crop pathogens in novel ways.  The approach is akin to

Potato storage problems rarely begin as dramatic events. More often, they begin as uneven airflow – a quiet shift that creates pockets of warmer tubers, higher respiration, localized moisture movement, and ultimately the conditions

Potato storages don’t usually get into trouble during steady cold weather. They get into trouble when winter stops behaving like winter – a warm spell rolls in, outside air turns damp, and