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Potato growers assistance extended
The new deadline for diverting the potatoes from marketing has been extended to June 12, and producers have from that date until July 13 to sign up.
Scientists test potatoes’ chip potential
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — At Penn State, thousands of potato varieties from around the globe are put through extensive cross-breeding programs, genetic research and intercollegiate collaborations. But once a year, the university’s potato researchers switch from pipettes, computers and other high-tech equipment to potato peelers, slicers and a deep fryer. It’s potato-chipping time. For a
Plant onion sets and seed potatoes now
Learn how to grow onion sets and why you should plant seed potatoes instead of potatoes from the supermarket.
Tiny tubers aren’t ‘small potatoes’
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Clemson University scientist at the Coastal Research and Education Center hopes some tiny tubers will become more than “small potatoes” for farmers.
Potato leafhopper resistant alphalpha varieties
Research planned to determine when insecticide are needed
Golden potato could boost developing nations
An experimental “golden” potato could prevent disease and death in developing countries where residents rely heavily on starchy food for sustenance.
Ohio potato production down 30% from 2010
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Ohio’s fall potato production is forecast at 425 thousand cwt., down 30 percent from last year, according to the Ohio office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Researchers create potatoes with higher levels of carotenoids
Potatoes with higher levels of beneficial carotenoids are the result of U.S. Department of Agriculture studies to improve one of America’s most popular vegetables.
Potato, tomato growers affected by late blight should remain vigilant
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Late blight, the same disease that caused Ireland’s potato famine in the 19th century, was confirmed in three Pennsylvania counties recently. Potatoes and tomatoes in commercial production fields in Blair, Franklin and Mifflin counties have been hit, according to Beth Gugino, assistant professor of plant pathology in Penn State’s College of
ND farming brothers convicted of crop insurance scam
The two brothers were convicted of intentionally destroying their seeds, crops and potatoes in storage.
