Articles tagged under: Potatoes
Record High Dry Bean Acreage in ND, Potato Number is Record Low
Published June 30, 2020
Nationwide, canola acreage is down eight percent from last year. The planted area for canola in North Dakota totals more than 1.5 million acres, down nine percent from last year. Minnesota canola acreage increased. Dry bean acreage throughout the country…Potato Industry Submits Formal CFAP Feedback to USDA
Published June 24, 2020
Monday was the deadline for commodity groups to plead their case to be part of the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. In a Notice of Funding Availability, the National Potato Council said the industry faces an unprecedented crisis due to…A Change in Outlook for U.S. Processing Potatoes
Published June 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused some uncertainty surrounding the demand for frozen potato products and as a result, process potato growers reduced planted acres. Now, Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Marketing and Communications Director Ted Kreis said processors see demand…Potato News
Published June 15, 2020
In the northern Red River Valley, fresh potatoes are starting to emerge and farmers are managing weeds. In this week's Potato News, Edinburg, North Dakota farmer T.J. Hall and St. Thomas, North Dakota farmer Allen Tucker have an update. Potato…Local Potato Industry Says CFAP Doesn’t Offer Much Help
Published May 29, 2020
Northern Plains Potato Growers Association President Donavon Johnson says the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program doesn’t offer much assistance for potato growers. At issue is the three eligibility categories. "When we look at CFAP, there are three categories in which…Working Through the Harvest Hangover
Published May 21, 2020
It may be spring, but the effects of a wet fall are still on the minds of North Dakota farmers. As fields dry near Grand Forks, farmers are getting fieldwork done. Farmer Tim Myron worked up some of the unharvested…Crop Watch
Published May 19, 2020
It's been a late spring for many across the Northern Plains, but the recent warmer weather temperatures have helped. Karlstad, Minnesota farmer Justin Dagen made spring wheat and sugarbeet planting progress before Memorial Day. "The subsoil had a lot of…MN Farmers Make More Planting Progress
Published May 4, 2020
Farmers in portions of east central Minnesota have started planting. "Conditions were good early. There's a lot of potato and corn planting that started about two and a half weeks ago," said Jason Snell, agronomic service representative, Syngenta. "The last…Calcium Optimizes Quality in Potatoes
Published May 1, 2020
After a difficult growing season in 2019, farmers are hoping for a better situation this season. "Our guys are anxious to be in the field and put that in the rear view mirror and cover that rear view mirror with…