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  Potatoes

  When thinking about side dishes, one of the first sides that are thought of are potatoes. MSU Extension offers exploration of this vegetable through educational opportunities provided by experts to inform and incorporate your interests.

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• Tomato and potato late blight

  Published on March 24, 2010
  

• Estimating the potential survival of potato volunteers in Michigan

  Published on May 22, 2013
  Growers can now estimate potential survival of potato volunteers in Michigan for 2013 risk estimation through the Late Blight Risk Forecasting website.

• Updates to the five-day potato late blight forecast website

  Published on May 10, 2012
  New updates to MSU’s potato late blight risk monitoring website include a Twitter feed to the homepage and three new Enviro-weather stations.

• Late blight reports in potatoes in northern United States

  Published on July 2, 2013
  Two recent reports of late blight in potatoes were confirmed in Wisconsin. All areas in Michigan are now in the yellow zone for Disease Risk Severity.

• Impromptu Late Blight Open Day at Clarksville this Friday, Aug. 30

  Published on August 26, 2013
  With the recent appearances of late blight in Michigan, growers can visit the Late Blight Open Day and tour plots of potatoes infected with the genotype US-23.

• Late blight, early blight and brown leaf spot risk status in potatoes

  Published on June 10, 2013
  Disease risk severity accumulations are widely variable for both late blight and early blight across Michigan.

• Potato late blight risk monitoring website updated July 2012

  Published on July 20, 2012
  New updates to MSU’s potato late blight risk monitoring website include a new disease severity values accumulation model and three new Enviro-weather stations.

• Fusarium dry rot posing problems in potatoes

  Published on May 7, 2008
  

• Guidelines for applying Stadium to potato tubers

  Published on September 24, 2013
  A new product, Stadium, is now registered as a pre-storage treatment for managing Fusarium dry rot and silver scurf in potato storage.

• Updates to the five-day potato late blight forecast and Twitter page for Michigan

  Published on June 20, 2011
  Several enhancements make it easier to keep track of important information on potato late blight by using the website and Twitter.

• Bravo Weather Stik and Bravo Zn 24c labels continued for Michigan

  Published on October 17, 2013
  Approved 24c labels allow potato growers to use more product per season to control diseases.

• Potato late blight update and late season recommendations for 2013

  Published on August 28, 2013
  Potato late blight has been reported in several more fields over the past week. Learn the symptoms and disease cycle, and take into consideration late season recommendations.

• Potato seed piece health management

  Published on April 22, 2009
  

• Potato late blight confirmed in Allegan County on July 12, 2013

  Published on July 12, 2013
  For two years, potato late blight has not been reported in Michigan, however recent weather conditions along with the moderate winter suggest it may reappear in Michigan in 2013.

• Forecasts identifying favorable environmental conditions for potato late blight are available daily

  Published on June 15, 2011
  New five-day forecasting model will increase information for Michigan growers to make potato late blight management decisions.

• First reports of late blight in tomatoes and potatoes in New York, Virginia and Florida for 2011

  Published on July 6, 2011
  Still no reports of late blight on Michigan potatoes and tomatoes, but there is a 24c label for Bravo ZN for long-term potato storage crops.

• Urgent potato late blight information update

  Published on April 15, 2011
  Current status of late blight in Michigan and how to be prepared to respond.

• Potato disease update

  Published on July 13, 2008
  

• The 2011 season brings minimal diseases in potato crops

  Published on July 13, 2011
  Heavy fungicide usage from seed treatment to foliar applications is the reason why diseases in potatoes have been low this growing season.

• General seed-rots can pose problems in potatoes

  Published on May 4, 2011
  Fusarium dry rot and other potato diseases may need your attention now.