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March 15, 2025
Transforming Northern Agriculture: New Technologies, Collaborative Efforts, and Promising Potato Varieties
Agriculture is growing in Canada’s North with new collaborations and technologies. AAFC scientist Dr. Julia Wheeler led research on season extension for potatoes and green beans in northern communities. The study focused on soil health, pest management, and improving food security.
March 09, 2025
UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests
Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today.
January 28, 2025
Study Points to South America – Not Mexico – as Birthplace of Irish Potato Famine Pathogen
Researchers at North Carolina State University identified the South American Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phytophthora infestans
January 22, 2025
América Latina: desarrollos en la prevención del Tizón Tardío
Un nuevo sistema ha mejorado la conciencia de los productores sobre las condiciones que favorecen la enfermedad, reduciendo el uso de fungicidas y promoviendo prácticas agrícolas sostenibles.
January 05, 2025
Early Warning Systems for Sustainable Potato Late Blight Management: a World Potato Congress Webinar by Ivette Acuña
The World Potato Congress has presented the upcoming webinar: Implementation of an Early Warning System for Sustainable Preventative Management of Potato Late Blight.
December 26, 2024
North Dakota State University Names New Extension Pesticide Specialist
Madeleine Smith has joined North Dakota State University as an Extension pesticide specialist. Joining Oct. 2, Smith has been working on the NDSU campus in Fargo, North Dakota. Sponsored Content
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December 15, 2024
AgriLife Research leads collaboration to address zebra chip disease
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are working on a new research project to fight plant diseases transmitted by psyllid insects — particularly the zebra chip disease, which has impacted potato production for decades.
September 27, 2024
Washington State University project aims to expand early pathogen detection in potato crops
A new Washington State University-led project will help potato growers safeguard domestic and international markets and maintain high-quality potatoes for consumers around the world.
September 09, 2024
Colombia: productores alerta contra el Zebra Chip
El Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario organizó una jornada de capacitación para prevenir la llegada del patógeno a la región de Antioquia.
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. 
August 26, 2024
Study Analyzes Potato-Pathogen 'Arms Race' After Irish Famine
In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine.
July 09, 2024
Ecuador: precios aumentan por presión fitosanitarias
Los precios responden a fluctuaciones en la disponibilidad. Se ven aumentos de hasta el 200%.
June 19, 2024
Colombia: medidas fitosanitarias de prevención
El gobierno de Colombia esta preocupado por la incidencia de la enfermedad conocida como punta morada.
June 12, 2024
Perú: resistencia a tizón tardío
El CIP ha obtenido resultados sobresaliente en el desarrollo de su variedad CIP-Matilde, resistente al tizón tardío gracias a los cruzamientos con variedades silvestres.
May 13, 2024
Calcium Can Protect Potato Plants from Bacterial Wilt
Scientists have discovered that calcium plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance of potato plants to bacterial wilt. This disease causes worldwide losses of potatoes costing USD 19 billion per year.
April 09, 2024
Colombia: alerta fitosanitaria por polilla guatemalteca
El Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA) dio la alerta por la plaga que puede comprometer seriamente los cultivos de la regiones más céntricas del país.
March 06, 2024
Perú: 550 hectares de producción perdidas por la phytophthora
En la provincia de Junin, Perú, más de dos mil productores perdieron un total aproximado de 550 hectáreas. Las fuertes lluvias favorecieron el desarrollo de la plaga.
March 06, 2024
Colombia: cambios en las tendencias de mercado para el mes de Marzo
En Colombia los precios se mantienen a la baja pero se esperan cambios para finales de Marzo. Presidente de la Federación Nacional de productores explicó las tendencias.