Pennycress is a Good Cover Crop For Midwest Farmers
Soil is a living thing. It sustains life in many ways and plays a vital role in providing us with food, fuel, fiber, and shelter. Therefore, it is important to…
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Star-studded Potato Expo 2023 to Feature Celebrity Chefs, ‘Chopped’ and ‘Chopped Junior’ Host
Ted Allen to judge “This Spuds for You” cooking competition between teams led by Simon Majumdar, Duff Goldman When celebrity chef Simon Majumdar tweeted a photo of his Potato Expo 2022 cooking demonstration…
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The Potato Podcast 36: Reduce Storage Shrink
Sponsored by: On this episode, Dave talks with Victoria Marsh from Crop Vitality. They discuss the use of calcium to reduce storage loss.
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Retail Consumers Spent More on Potatoes
Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales but decreased in volume sales from July 2021 – June 2022, compared to the same timeframe a year ago. As consumer prices increased…
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Crop-Eating Invasive Stink Bug Habitat Could Expand Greatly With Climate Change
A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change. A recent modelling study found that changing weather could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink…
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Smoke Show
Does Wildfire Smoke Affect Potato Processing? Wildfires in the Western U.S. are inevitable. This summer was no exception, as fires burned in all western states and many in the South….
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Soil For Tomorrow
Expert insights on improving soil health, controlling nematodes and enhancing the profitability of your harvested crops. Corteva Agriscience has a website and resource center for growers looking to improve their…
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North American Growers Reduce Potato Acreage
By Ben Eborn, Publisher, North American Potato Market News USDA reports that U.S. growers planted 910,000 acres to potatoes in 2022. That is 33,000 fewer acres than they planted a…
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Storage Essentials Buyers’ Guide – September 2022
1,4Group www.14group.com1,4SightAs a global supplier of innovative dormancy and sprout-inhibiting products for the potato storage industry, 1,4Group aims to help the Earth and all its inhabitants grow and thrive for…
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OSU Entomologist Moves From HAREC to OIPMC
Oregon State University (OSU) entomologist Silvia Rondon will now be focusing full-time on her role as director of OSU’s Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center (OIPMC). Rondon has been filling that…
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