Late Blight Found in MN Potatoes
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,…
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Excitement for This Year’s Spud Crop
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Weather Pushes Potato Planting Schedule Back
As potato growers prepare for planting, seed potatoes need to be prepared and healed properly for a week or two. NDSU Extension Potato Agronomist Andy Robinson reminds farmers to wait for field conditions to be ready. "Those that are growing…
‘In the Same Boat’
During the Northern Plains Potato Growers Field Day, NDSU Extension potato pathologist Andy Robinson said the late planting window impacted some of his research. "We're in the same boat as the farmers, we planted late and things are a little…
Potato Field Day Coming Up on August 25
Extension Potato Agronomist Andy Robinson says the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association’s annual day be a similar program to previous years. "We'll start between 7 to 8 a.m. at Hoverson Farms near Larimore, North Dakota. After that, we'll move on…
