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Crop Production

Heavy rain impacts Tasmanian potato planting

Tasmania farmers are being prevented from planting spring crops like onions and potatoes as relentless rain soaks paddocks. Over the past week some parts...

Second Growth: A Potato Problem Induced by Heat and Drought

Second growth is a physiological potato problem induced by soil temperatures of 24 C or above, and water stress. These two factors interact to...

Rain causes harvest delays in North Dakota’s Red River Valley

Just when some potato growers in the Red River Valley in North Dakota were beginning to make some progress with the harvest, Mother Nature...

Saboteurs a concern during potato harvest

The P.E.I. Potato Board is still concerned about saboteurs two years after needles were found in Island produce, but it's grateful to Islanders who...

Sweet potato harvest yields mixed baskets

After two challenging years in Mississippi sweet potato fields, farmers are hoping for a problem-free harvest over the next few weeks. Stephen Meyers, Extension sweet...

North Dakota potato harvest varies

It's been a very tough year for potato growers in some areas of North Dakota. The 2016 crop in the northeast corner of the...

Heavy rain impacts Tasmanian potato planting

Tasmania farmers are being prevented from planting spring crops like onions and potatoes as relentless rain soaks paddocks. Over the past week some parts...

Second Growth: A Potato Problem Induced by Heat and Drought

Second growth is a physiological potato problem induced by soil temperatures of 24 C or above, and water stress. These two factors interact to...

Rain causes harvest delays in North Dakota’s Red River Valley

Just when some potato growers in the Red River Valley in North Dakota were beginning to make some progress with the harvest, Mother Nature...

Saboteurs a concern during potato harvest

The P.E.I. Potato Board is still concerned about saboteurs two years after needles were found in Island produce, but it's grateful to Islanders who...

Sweet potato harvest yields mixed baskets

After two challenging years in Mississippi sweet potato fields, farmers are hoping for a problem-free harvest over the next few weeks. Stephen Meyers, Extension sweet...

North Dakota potato harvest varies

It's been a very tough year for potato growers in some areas of North Dakota. The 2016 crop in the northeast corner of the...