Here is Dr. Phil Wharton's portion of a presentation he made at the 2024 Idaho Potato Conference and Ag Expo along with Dr. Kasia Duellman. Titled, “Foliar, Soil and Tuber-Borne Disease Management,” Wharton focused specifically on bacterial diseases.
The two University of Idaho College of Agricultural & Life Sciences researchers covered how to recognize certain diseases, how to best manage them and what to do when there is fungicide resistance, among other topics related to their presentation.
As part of the 2024 Idaho Potato Conference and Ag Expo, Dr. Kasia Duellman, along with Dr. Phil Wharton, made a presentation titled, “Foliar, Soil and Tuber-Borne Disease Management.”
The two University of Idaho College of Agricultural & Life Sciences researchers covered how to recognize certain diseases, how to best manage them and what to do when there is fungicide resistance, among other topics related to their presentation.
This is Duellman's portion of the presentation.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Hancock Agricultural Research Station has long been known for its excellent potato research. We spent part of a day at HARS last fall and were lucky enough to time it so we could be there during one of the potato harvests. We followed the potatoes from the field to the shed where they were being x-rayed for standard yield data. HARS farm manager Paul Sytsma explains the process later in the video. The station's website is (https://hancock.ars.wisc.edu/).
We finally put together a short video from our visit to the Schroeder Brothers Farms Inc in Antigo, WI, last fall during the 2023 harvest. We think harvest is one of the best times of the year.
Gary Roth, executive director of the Oregon Potato Commission, shares what the OPC has been up to in sharing the good word about potatoes in Oregon. His presentation was made at the Washington Oregon Potato Conference in January, 2024.
Mike Thornton, University of Idaho College of Agricultural & Life Sciences professor of plant sciences, shared research on potato plant maturity as an indicator of bruise susceptibility at the recent Washington Oregon Potato Conference in Kennewick, WA.
During the annual American Sugarbeet Growers Association meeting this week, Cummins Inc New Product Development Director RaNae Isaak gave an interesting and insightful presentation on the future of heavy-duty engines and what is looming on the horizon for growers when it comes to what might be powering their farm equipment in the years to come.
That includes not only electric but hydrogen, fuel cell and other potential power sources for on- and off-farm vehicles.
While Isaak was speaking to sugarbeet growers, the information she presented would be of interest to all growers.
Isaak grew up on a farm in southeast Idaho and has been with Cummins for nearly 18 years.
During the annual American Sugarbeet Growers Association meeting this week, Cummins New Product Development Director RaNae Isaak gave an interesting and insightful presentation on the future of heavy-duty engines and what is looming on the horizon for growers when it comes to what might be powering their farm equipment in the years to come.
This is just a short snippet from her presentation. The longer version of her entire presentation has also been posted.
Developing Potatoes For (Really) Good French Fries
Dr. Mike Thornton, a professor of plant sciences with the University of Idaho, briefly explains research taking place at the University of Idaho to develop potato varieties that will eventually make good french fries.
Thornton talked about the variety development as part of the inaugural University of Idaho Potato Storage Open House, which took place in early December at the university’s state-of-the-art Potato Storage Facility at the Kimberly (Idaho) Research and Extension Center.
Thornton is based out of the university’s extension office in Parma, ID.
U Of I Researchers Use Plasma To Enhance Wound Healing In Storage
In this short video, University of Idaho Extension potato postharvest physiologist Gustavo Teixeira explains his research using a plasma application to sterilize the environment and enhance wound healing in potatoes.
Teixeira’s presentation was part of the inaugural University of Idaho Potato Storage Open House, which took place in early December at the university’s state-of-the-art Potato Storage Facility at the Kimberly (Idaho) Research and Extension Center.
The plasma applicator shown in the video ionizes the air to purify it by removing volatile organic compounds and other particulate matter.
Manipulating Potato Plant Growth For Optimum Economic Return
In a presentation at this year’s Idaho Potato Conference, Washington State University’s Dr. Mark Pavek covered a wide range of topics in his seminar, including optimal seed size, source-sink relationship, nitrogen use and costs, planting direction and more.
The presentation, titled “Manipulating Potato Plant Growth For Optimum Economic Return,” offered growers researched-backed ideas on how to maximize profits in a handful of areas while growing a potato crop.
Dr. Pam Hutchinson, potato cropping systems weed scientist with the University of Idaho, talks about potato vine kill and tuber maturity at application time. Her presentation took place at the U of I's Aberdeen Potato IPM Field Day in August.
To view the research pages she references, go to https://www.potatogrower.com/2023/08/potato-vine-kill-speed-and#
Black Is Green
Black Is Green: Biochar In Agriculture was another presentation at the Washington Oregon Potato Conference. It was part of the Ag Innovation Session, which features a handful of new products/companies and what they're bringing to the ag table. Here we highlight what MYNO is planning for the future.
New And Unusual Potato Diseases
This is the title of a presentation from the recent Idaho Potato Conference, hosted by the University of Idaho in Pocatello in late January.
The topic was tackled by James Woodhall, Alexandar Karasev and Kasia Duellman, all from the University of Idaho. Each one talked about different potato diseases that are not commonly heard of in Idaho but are found in other potato growing areas.
This video focuses on Dr. Duellman’s part of the presentation.
We apologize for the “shakiness” of the video (we forgot our tripod). However, the information presented was very informative and includes some questions audience members asked, along with the answers.
Chris Voight, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission gives a very comprehensive overview of past and current efforts of the WSPC during the recent Washington Oregon Potato Conference.
As part of the Washington Oregon Potato Conference, organizers have included Ag Innovation Session, which features a handful of new products/companies and what they're bringing to the ag table. Here we highlight what John Deere is planning for the future.
"Fighting Our Foliar Foes With Fungicides" was the topic of Dr. Jeff Miller's presentation at the Washington Oregon Potato Conference in January.
Gary Roth, Executive Director of the Oregon Potato Commission provided an update on the activities of the Commission over the past year. He made his comments at the 2023 Washington Oregon Potato Conference in Kennewick, WA.
Harvest Prep
You know it's that time of year when area businesses are getting ready for the harvest. And that includes Maupin Welding in Rexburg, Idaho. We stopped by Maupin Welding where Angel Gonzalez and Anthony Clawson were putting a Newhouse Shredder S1870 together, getting it ready for the upcoming harvest.
Tuber Eye View
We've compiled a few scenes from potato planting this spring. The first two clips are from eastern Idaho while the third and fourth segments are from planting in northern California/Klamath Valley. We left the sound on from the California segments so you can get the full effect of the gusty winds blowing through the area the day we were there.
