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2019 Successful Harvest Checklist for the Storage Crop
Whoever said that “a potato storage is not a hospital” was absolutely right. Diseased or bruised tubers that are stored will not get better. Tubers bruised at harvest are easily invaded by soft rot...
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Preventing Bruise in Potatoes
[deck]From general tips to variety-specific recommendations, these experts deliver the goods on mitigating bruise.[/deck] Meeting the demands of processors and buyers in terms of quality is a constant...
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The Long Haul: Attaining Your Storage Goals
[deck]Three potato experts share some tips on how to achieve storage success.[/deck] Peter VanderZaag, co-owner of Sunrise Potato Storage Ltd. in Alliston, Ont. and a prominent Canadian potato...
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What To Do When Frost Hits
[deck]Tips for making the best of a difficult situation.[/deck] When a pre-harvest hard frost hits — a temperature of -2.22 C or below — growers are faced with some thorny challenges. While a light...
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Storage Innovations
[deck]New products, technologies, and ways of thinking about storing your crop — three experts discuss what’s out there and what’s coming in storage structures, ventilation and sprout control.[/deck]...
View ArticleHarvest and Storage of Potato Crops Exposed to High Moisture Levels
[deck]Storage management strategies for growers for high moisture conditions.[/deck] Frequent and excessive rain received during the growing season is potentially conducive, especially in low spots...
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The Worry with CIPC
A ‘ban’ on the use of CIPC for potato growers in the EU has the potato industry on both sides of the pond concerned. When chlorpropham (CIPC) came up for review in early 2018, European potato growers...
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How to Keep Potato Diseases out of Your Potato Storage
It doesn’t just matter what happens in the fields, disease management in potato storage is just as important for a successful potato crop. When it comes to producing top notch spuds, it’s not just...
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A New Disease Called Rubbery Rot is Lurking in Potato Storages
A new potato disease called rubbery rot is popping up in potato storages across North America. Kasia Duellman is used to growers’ bringing in diseased tubers from potato storages to her University of...
View ArticleRubbery Rot Found in Canadian Potato Storages
A year after rubbery rot made headlines in the U.S., it has been found in Canada. If there’s one thing Vikram Bisht can remember from 2013, it’s the horrible smell he encountered while visiting a...
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