Noticias sobre la Irrigación de Los Estados Unidos

Potato Expo 2018 will feature live streaming Potato TV 'The Eye'
Septiembre 23, 2017
Potato Expo 2018 goes live with streaming potato TV 'The Eye'.
Potato Expo 2018 announces live streaming Potato TV throughout the event. Voting for the presentations on the Innovation Hub 'Main Stage' is now open.
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John Jemison is a soil and water quality specialist for the University of Maine.
Septiembre 14, 2017
Even With Lack of Rain, Maine Potato Crop Looks Good
As the potato season in Maine is coming to an end, John Jemison, a soil and water quality specialist for the University of Maine is reflecting on the season and what the harvest might bring.
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NDSU Professor Harlene Hatterman-Valenti talking about her research into the effects of the herbicides dicamba and glyphosate on potatoes. One of her findings is that weather can affect the level of harm done to potatoes by dicamba.
Agosto 29, 2017
Potatoes look good in North Dakota, Minnesota
Red River Valley potato growers generally have avoided drought and deluge this growing season. That bodes well for the soon-to-begin 2017 harvest.
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MSU has long helped potato growers in Michigan and around the globe. Photo illustration courtesy of MSU
Noviembre 11, 2015
Major US project to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia led by MSU
The US Agency for International Development has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) a $5.8 million cooperative agreement to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia. Additional partners include the University of Minnesota and J.R. Simplot as well as in-country partners in both Bangladesh and Indonesia.
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Alaska State Agronomist Rob Carter: “With a season like this, you can have record yields or record losses.
Several farms that didn’t have irrigation lost their potato yields, but farms that were able to water their crops did extremely well.”
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Septiembre 24, 2015
Warm summer in Alaska results in good potato yields for farms with irrigation
Alaskan potato farms with irrigation had a good year, but farms that didn't have irrigation lost much of their potato yield.
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The mixed pine forests of central Minnesota are rapidly being replaced with agricultural fields to grow crops such as potato as PotlatchCorp is divesting its commercial forest lands.
Septiembre 14, 2015
R.D. Offutt scales back expansion plans in Minnesota
Potato grower R.D. Offutt has agreed to scale back its expansion plans in Minnesota in a deal with regulators to protect sensitive groundwater and pine forests in central Minnesota.
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It’s fresh red potato harvest time in Red River Valley. The Red River Valley is known for its Red Potatoes, and for good reason – the unique soil, the weather, and in the case for Black Gold Farms, continued innovation to dig deeper to produce the bes
Septiembre 09, 2015
Black Gold Farms start harvest Red Potatoes in Red River Valley
Today, Black Gold Farms has started the harvest of its red potatoes in the Red River Valley
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Sub surface drip irrigation saves water, fertilizer
Agosto 10, 2014
Sub surface drip irrigation saves water, fertilizer
A Florida-based potato farmer who recently won an award for his sustainable irrigation methods firmly believes all farmers should adopt the system for the good of the planet.
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Wisconsin Farmers Provide Resources to Tackle Water Issues in Central Wisconsin
Mayo 21, 2014
Wisconsin Farmers Provide Resources to Tackle Water Issues in Central Wisconsin
The potato and vegetable growers in Wisconsin's Central Sands are not content to debate causes, and they have united to proactively seek solutions to Tackle Water Issues in Central Wisconsin.
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Walther Farms reaches agreement with environmental group on water withdrawal from Edisto River
Febrero 01, 2014
Walther Farms reaches agreement with environmental group on water withdrawal from Edisto River
After months of disputes, a South Carolina river conservation group has reached a legal settlement with a Michigan-based Walther Farms over the company’s plans to siphon water from the South Fork of the Edisto River.
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National Potato Commission hosts Oregon farm tour for US EPA regulators
Agosto 25, 2013
National Potato Commission hosts Oregon farm tour for US EPA regulators
During the week of Aug. 23, the National Potato Council (NPC) led a delegation of five U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees in a crop tour of the Columbia Basin growing area in Oregon.
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Jones Potato Farm switched from a diesel powered irrigation system to an electrical one (picture added in 2018).
Junio 11, 2012
Florida potato farmer installs electrical irrigation system
Alan Jones, president and owner of Jones Potato Farm in Parrish, Florida, understands companies will have to attempt to do more with less in today's economy.
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