University of Maine (Cooperative Extension Potato program)

University of Maine (Cooperative Extension Potato program)

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Maine University Cooperative Extension Potato program.

The Potato Program team at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension provides information on potato and rotation crop production. Three times per year during winter a newsletter called Spudlines is distributed, a Pest Alert weekly during the summer.

Regional pest information is gathered through an extensive IPM program. A Pest Management Hotline has the latest details on the growing season.

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United States Government invests USD 2.6 Million in Potato Variety Research
November 10, 2021

United States Government invests USD 2.6 Million in Potato Variety Research

The USDA's National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA) recently awarded four Potato Research grants  totaling USD 2.6 million  as part of their Special Research Grants program.
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It's shaping up to be a banner year for Aroostook County (Maine) potatoes
October 19, 2021

It's shaping up to be a banner year for Aroostook County (Maine) potatoes

Don Flannery, president of the Maine Potato Board, is not calling it a record year — yet. But with over 80 percent of this season’s potatoes out of the ground, the longtime industry expert said yields are shaping up to be above average.
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Aroostook County potato experts expect high quality crop in 2021
September 14, 2021

Aroostook County potato experts expect high quality crop in 2021

Aroostook County agricultural growers are predicting a higher quantity and quality of potato crop than was produced in 2020, due to the less severe weather this summer.
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New University of Maine research hub to focus on Potato Virus Y
August 22, 2021

New University of Maine research hub to focus on Potato Virus Y

Greater understanding of the biology of one of the most destructive plant viruses to potato crops will be the focus of a research hub at the University of Maine.
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