Research
The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association boasts two research farm operations. Our traditional site is a non-irrigated farm located near Grand Forks while our irrigated research site is located near Inkster, North Dakota.
Our research committee makes need-based funding determinations within our research community comprised of scientists from the Cooperative Extension Service, North Dakota State University, the University of Minnesota and the United State Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
We also continue to work toward streamlining efforts with the MN Area II Research Council as well as working with our Quad State Initiative. This initiative encompasses potato researchers from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Results from research are bundled into grower education programs held during summer field day events as well as winter grower educational seminars.
The Plant Management Network Offers Free Wecasts - "Focus on Potato," a resource developed to help growers and consultants grow healthier, higher yielding potato crops. Each new monthly presentation will be open access for 30 days. Potato growers and consultants are encouraged to visit the "Focus on Potato" site each month to view these webcasts during their open access period.
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Bacterial Ring Rot of Potato" by Neil Gudmestad, North Dakota State University.
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Biology and Management of the Potato Psyllid and Zebra Chip Disease” by Joseph Munyaneza, USDA-ARS, Wapato, WA
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Zebra Chip in Potato" by Gary Secor, North Dakota State University
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Common Scab of Potato" by Thomas Zitter, Cornell University
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Mid to Late Season Irrigation Management" by Howard Neibling, University of Idaho
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Integrated Management of Storage Diseases" by Barry Jacobsen, Montana State University
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Control Powdery Scab with an Integrated Approach" by Robert Davidson, Colorado State University
Click here to view the FREE webcast "White Mold of Potato: Epidemiology and Mangement" by Dennis Johnson, Washington State University
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Late Blight; A Global Management Issue on Potatoes" by Walter Stevenson, University of Wisconsin
Click here to view the FREE webcast "Early Season Irrigation Management by Howard Neibling, University of Idaho.
There are many more educational webcasts including presentations on Black Rot Root Rot, Corky Ringspot, Aphid Management, Potato Virus Y, Fusarium Dry Rot, Late Blight, Potassium & Chloride, and Maximizing Seed Performance. To access these webcasts, activate your subscription, then click here.
"Focus on Potato" is a publication of the Plant Management Network (PMN), a nonprofit online publisher whose mission is to enhance the health, management, and production of agricultural and horticultural crops. It achieves this mission through its applied, science-based resources. PMN is jointly managed by the American Society of Agronomy, American Phytopathological Society, and Crop Science Society of America.
