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Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

Welcome — Your Greener, More Effective Fogging Future Starts Now

Bill Orr - May 19, 2020

Custom applicators are increasingly turning to a greener, more sustainable application unit for CIPC, 1,4 DMN and other in-storage potato treatments — fresh air...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

Tips to Prep your Seed Potatoes for Fresh Sale

Bill Orr - April 27, 2020

You have to give our fresh potato value chain well-earned credit — when the coronavirus pandemic forced a seismic shift in potato demand fundamentals,...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

Chipper and Fry Potato Producers Feeling COVID-19 Pain

Bill Orr - April 6, 2020

I suppose it could be worse — we who work in agriculture are blessed to be weathering the coronavirus pandemic from the relative comfort...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

1,4DMN: the key to stabilized dormancy and uniform emergence in seed potatoes

Bill Orr - March 13, 2020

Due to the heat/cold/wet stress many potatoes endured during last fall’s harvest, a lot of stored potatoes are likely to be pushing sprouts sooner...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

Sprouting: an unnecessary hit to your wallet

Bill Orr - February 21, 2020

I’ve heard growers say, literally countless times, “They’re just little sprouts. They aren’t a big deal.” While it’s true that processors will often accept...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

How Will Overlooking the Storage Season Cost You?

Bill Orr - December 20, 2019

There are two seasons in potato production: the growing season and the storage season. Each need ongoing attention and management; each can make or...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

Are Your Potatoes Old Before their Time?

Bill Orr - November 5, 2019

Potatoes are nature’s perfect energy storage capsules: ideally designed to withstand a period of dormancy and then burst into life as the next growing...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

Sprout Inhibiting Options Do Exist

Bill Orr - September 3, 2019

It’s no secret why potato sprout inhibiting CIPC is so popular: it’s cheap and it works. That said, the EU’s recent banning of CIPC...

Potato Growth Regulators and Sprout Inhibitors

Will the EU’s CIPC Ban Affect You?

Bill Orr - July 25, 2019

The recently announced ban of sprout inhibitor chlorpropham (commonly known as CIPC) in the European Union is causing major waves in the global potato...

BLACK DOT Alert! Here’s Why I’m joining Spud Smart’s Soil Health Panel — And Why You Should Too

Digging Into New Potato Varieties in the 2025 Trial Season

One Easy Change Can Double Soil’s “Good Guys”

Should French Fries say “Bye Bye Burbank”, and “Hello Yellow!”?

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