Articles tagged under: Andy Robinson
Potato Research Projects Outlined
Published February 19, 2025
There was a full house for the Northland Potato Growers Association Research Reporting Conference Tuesday in Grand Forks. Research on new potato varieties, insect management, and storage quality were highlighted. "To be in this game you've got to be on top of…Potato Trials Yield Promising Results
Published January 8, 2025
This year’s potato variety trials had good results. "We had good moisture, of course, for the first half of the growing season and most yields were quite good," said NDSU Extension Potato Agronomist Andy Robinson. Robinson said they saw a…Late Blight Found in MN Potatoes
Published September 6, 2024
Late blight has been confirmed in Minnesota. “It can wipe out a field of potatoes within a matter of a few days and they can also get in the tubers and cause them to rot in storage,” said Andy Robinson,…Excitement for This Year’s Spud Crop
Published August 23, 2024
NDSU Extension Potato Agronomist Andy Robinson spoke at the Northland Potato Growers Association Field Day where he presented the results of this year's variety trials. "We dug up samples to show and we got nice size on some varieties." Robinson…Spuds Not Happy With Soggy Fields
Published June 21, 2024
The soggy weather has caused some drownouts and rotting in the potato crop. Potato Extension Agronomist Andy Robinson says this problem is better for potatoes than an adversely dry season. “As a result of all the extra water we’ve received,…Great Networking Opportunity
Published January 15, 2024
Potato Expo is a gathering point for the entire industry. "There's great networking that goes on, there's a lot of newer products out here and it helps producers tremendously with their what they're doing day-to-day," said Andy Robinson, potato agronomist, NDSU…An Optimistic Potato Harvest
Published September 18, 2023
NDSU and University of Minnesota Extension Potato Agronomist Andy Robinson says preliminary potato yield reports are good. "It's developed really well. I'm hearing things are looking above average." The weather has been cooperative with temperatures helping to dry things out.Parched Potato Crop Needs Moisture
Published August 24, 2023
The potato crop is coming along quite well across the Northern Plains. Extension potato agronomist Andy Robinson says dry weather is having an impact on the non-irrigated potato crop. "There's no question it's dry, but the irrigated acres look good."…Moisture is Good and Bad
Published July 7, 2023
While some potato fields have had too much moisture, NDSU Extension Potato Agronomist Andy Robinson says the water is still a boost to the rest of the field. "Even if you do get a little bit of drown-out, that's still…