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Sorghum-Sudangrass as Rotation Crop

Already grown by some potato farmers in P.E.I., the use of this multi-benefit crop may increase in years to come. The ideal potato rotation crop...

Mesh Keeps Pests Off Potatoes: NZ research

In New Zealand, a team of Lincoln University researchers is impressed with the results from a trial of a mesh cover that is used...

New Potato Varieties 2017

AAFC profiles the 2017 accelerated release selections. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) rolled out 15 new potato varieties to growers and industry representatives on Feb....

IPM Training Module Launched

A new online resource makes it easier for potato growers and potato scouts to spot problems early. Positive comments are coming fast and furious for...

Innate Second Generation Potatoes Receive EPA and FDA Clearances

Feb. 28, 2017, Boise, Idaho -- The J.R. Simplot Company announced today that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug...

Conservation Measures Outperform Conventional Yields

Yields and other benefits are there under conservation potato production practices; the challenge is to reduce the cost of compost. Conventional potato production appears ultimately...

Sorghum-Sudangrass as Rotation Crop

Already grown by some potato farmers in P.E.I., the use of this multi-benefit crop may increase in years to come. The ideal potato rotation crop...

Mesh Keeps Pests Off Potatoes: NZ research

In New Zealand, a team of Lincoln University researchers is impressed with the results from a trial of a mesh cover that is used...

New Potato Varieties 2017

AAFC profiles the 2017 accelerated release selections. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) rolled out 15 new potato varieties to growers and industry representatives on Feb....

IPM Training Module Launched

A new online resource makes it easier for potato growers and potato scouts to spot problems early. Positive comments are coming fast and furious for...

Innate Second Generation Potatoes Receive EPA and FDA Clearances

Feb. 28, 2017, Boise, Idaho -- The J.R. Simplot Company announced today that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug...

Conservation Measures Outperform Conventional Yields

Yields and other benefits are there under conservation potato production practices; the challenge is to reduce the cost of compost. Conventional potato production appears ultimately...