Primaire tabs

University of Maine (Cooperative Extension Potato program)

Primaire tabs

Bedrijfsprofiel

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.

Product Types offered by this company
Nieuws over dit bedrijf
Potato LEAF Awards 2024-25 Scholarship to Xiuyan Zhang
september 01, 2024
Potato LEAF Awards 2024-25 Scholarship to Xiuyan Zhang for her potato disease research
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has announced Xiuyan Zhang, a Ph.D. student at the University of Maine, as the recipient of the organization’s 2024-25 Academic Scholarship. 
Potato IPM
februari 25, 2024
Potatoes USA - Supported research into Neonic alternatives receives USDA funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) recently announced funding for a four-year, Potatoes USA-supported research project to develop and evaluate potential alternatives to neonicotinoids for pest management of potato crops.
Lobster shells and soil
december 22, 2022
University of Maine researchers are testing lobster shells to thwart potato soil pathogens
Scientists at the University of Maine are evaluating if lobster shells can cultivate beneficial microbial communities that ward off soil borne potato pathogens.
Steven B. Johnson, PhD, UMaine Cooperative Extension professor and crops specialist, poses in a field at the Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle in spring 2021. (Courtesy: Steven Johnson)
augustus 06, 2022
Maine’s foremost potato expert is bringing his expertise around the world
Maine — Potato farmers depend on Steve Johnson. At least they did for 34 years. Now Johnson, who retired on June 30, is taking his expertise to other parts of the world.
Visit Website
Contactinformatie
Locatie
University of Maine (Cooperative Extension Potato program)
Go To a Different Sector:
Sponsored Content
Sponsored Content