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八月 26, 2009
MSU Plant Pathologist Willie Kirk: monitor potatoes in storage for late blight
The impact of late blight to potato growers in Michigan is clear and we estimate that many growers with crops going in to long-term storage will spend up to $350/A in crop protection products alone (not including application costs). Even such intense c...From the archive

八月 20, 2009
Emergency Pesticide Registration for Potatoes Enacted in Wisconsin
Wisconsin potato producers are preparing their warehouses for the upcoming harvest season and have an immediate need to disinfect both porous and non-porous surfaces to prevent contamination of potatoes with the organism that causes potato ring rot. To...From the archive

六月 12, 2009
US Potato Stocks and Processing as of June 1
The 13 major potato States held 44.8 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2009, down 11 percent from a year ago but 1 percent above June 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 12 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slightly b...From the archive

五月 15, 2009
US Potato Stocks down 10% from May 2008
The 13 major US potato States held 115 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2009, down 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below April 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 31 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slight...From the archive

五月 05, 2009
The University of Idaho wants you to have richly colored potatoes, even after storage
Harvest a red, yellow or purple specialty potato and its skin color will be shiny and bright. That’s paramount, because skin quality drives buyers to put a particular potato in their shopping cart. Store that potato for a month or two, and its skin co...From the archive
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四月 16, 2009
US potato Stocks: use of potatoes for dehydrated products low
The 13 major potato States held 115 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2009, down 9 percent from a year ago and 5 percent below April 1, 2007. Potatoes in storage accounted for 31 percent of the 2008 fall storage States' production, slightly b...From the archive
