Articles tagged under: Potatoes
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…Farmers Navigate Market Dynamics
Published April 6, 2020
The current market dynamics are challenging for farmers. "We are figuring out how to respond to this," said Paul Sproule, a farmer from Grand Forks, North Dakota. "How will this change the dynamics of agriculture today?" Sproule said local farmers…Potato Growers Outline COVID-19 Aid Needs
Published April 6, 2020
In Friday’s roundtable discussion with the USDA, Northern Plains Potato Growers Association President Donavon Johnson said the potato processing industry is being impacted by the coronavirus. "I've talked to local growers and they're expecting somewhere in a 10 to 20…Seed Potato Shipping Season Begins
Published March 20, 2020
Seed potato shipping season begins this week. Karlstad, Minnesota farmer Justin Dagen says the various customers in Wisconsin and southern Minnesota have lost some snow and are looking forward to getting seed potato supplies. Russet potatoes, round white potatoes and…A Variety of Vive Options Available
Published March 6, 2020
Vive Crop Protection Vice President of Sales and Marketing Dan Bihlmeyer says the company offers in-furrow technology to protect seedlings from pests and diseases for a wide variety of crops. "Our AZteroid FC 3.3 has been in use for three…USDA Still Working on Quality in WHIP Plus
Published February 27, 2020
Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce joined state potato managers to talk about quality issues in the WHIP Plus program. "With the inclusion of the WHIP Plus program, they're trying to define what that means, how to relate it to…China Okays U.S. Chipping Potatoes
Published February 26, 2020
China signed a protocol allowing the import of U.S. fresh chipping potatoes from the Pacific Northwest. Bryant Christie Vice President of Global Access Matt Lantz says any exported potato is good for the potato industry. "Any opportunity for us to…