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Ag industry news and information relevant to the Potato Industry

Hosted by David Alexander, Produced by Brian Feist and Sponsored by Miller Chemical.


    • May 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 49 EPISODES


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    Episode 53: USDA Grants Available for Your Next Energy Project

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 30:27


    On this episode Dave Alexander is joined via zoom by David Funk with Zero Emissions Northwest (ZEN). They discuss the costs associated with energy usage, and how to bring those costs down through various methods and specifically using grants from the USDA.

    Episode 52: Foliar Disease Control in Potatoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 31:57


    Smarter strategies for stronger crops.On this episode Dave Alexander speaks with:Jonathan Adamson, Vive Regional Sales ManagerSteve Eskelsen, Vive Western Technical Sales AgronomistJoe Hill, JH consulting ownerMark Ward, potato grower

    Episode 51: Washington-Oregon Potato Show 2025 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 15:33


    On this episode, Dave Alexander is continuing his exploration of the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference. We'll hear from Jenny Durrin Gentry with PVMI, Shaun Lough with Agri Sciences Biologicals, and Kristof Pieters with Dewulf

    Episode 50: Washington-Oregon Potato Show 2025 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 17:56


    On part 1 we hear from: Shane Wright with Northwest Norkotah, Bryan Henning with Ag World, Craig McCloskey with Bluefield Seeding Solutions, Brent Rosman with Syngenta, and Emily Merk with NAPSO

    Episode 49: Potato Breeding 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 29:15


    Episode 48: Are Chinese Drones A Security Threat?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 22:45


    Episode 47: Plant Health: This is Not Your Grandpa's Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 33:06


    Episode 46: Updates on the Potato Industry from the WA/OR Trade Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 17:38


    On today's episode Dave Alexander walks around the trade show at the Washington/Oregon trade show.First he visits with Dragon-Line's Monty Teeter. Next he chats with Kathleen Beach from the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Then he discusses the Ellips optical sorter with Sean Gervais. And finally, he talks with Eric Evans from Agri-Stor.

    Episode 45: New Products and Updates from the Eastern Idaho Ag Expo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 30:25


    Dave Alexander with Potato Country magazine visited the trade show at the Eastern Idaho Ag Conference and caught up with some vendors to talk about what's new for this year. We'll hear from Logan Equipment, the Ag World Golf Classic, Corteva, Greentronics, Vive and Picketa Systems.

    Episode 44: Idaho Grower Talks Potatoes USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 21:23


    Episode 43: What are hybrid potatoes and will they be on your farm?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 27:07


    Episode 42: IPC Partners with American Diabetes Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 21:26


    Episode 41: Can Biologicals Work in Large-Scale Agriculture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 19:32


    Episode 40: What Does Sustainability Mean to You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 21:49


    Episode 39: Managing Farm Stress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 26:37


    Episode 38: Using Ethylene Gas to Stop Sprouting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 19:07


    Episode 37: Will the Issues Growers Faced in 2022 Continue in 2023?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 24:27


    Episode 36: Reduce Storage Shrink

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 17:08


    Episode 35: Protecting Potato Quality During Storage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 17:32


    Episode 34: High-Tech Scouting Options: Satellites vs Drones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 29:35


    Episode 33: Automation and Autonomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 25:22


    Today we are talking with Byron Duffin, Brand President for Double L Global. Double L builds potato planters, harvesters, bulk beds, pilers and a whole host of equipment.

    The Potato Podcast 32: Nematode Management with Biologicals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 22:43


    The Potato Podcast 31: New IPC CEO Jamie Higham

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 11:10


    Episode 30: Robotic Weeders Don't Call in Sick

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 20:57


    Episode 29: In-Furrow Nutrients: What You Need, What Works, Nano and Molecular Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 26:41


    Episode 28: Buyan Ranch Talks Going Viral

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 25:18


    Episode 27: Soil Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 30:02


    Episode 26: Washington Potato Grower Adam Weber

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 31:52


    The Potato Podcast 25: Group Ag, Allan Equipment, Ceres Imaging, Parkland Varieties, SQM, Ag World Golf Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 25:52


    On this episode, Dave Alexander walks around the trade show floor of the Washington/Oregon Potato Conference looking for new and interesting products. 

    Episode 24: Compelling Creations at Potato Expo '20

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 26:04


    On this episode, Dave Alexander walks around the trade floor of the Potato Expo looking for new and interesting products. 

    Episode 23: A Giant Potato Drops from the Sky on New Year's Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 21:35


    The Potato Podcast 22: Colorado Potato Beetle & White Mold

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 21:15


    Episode 21: Fillers and Binders? No! Potatoes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 30:20


    The Potato Podcast 20: Food Bullying Removes Choice in the Store and on the Farm

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 20:49


    Episode 19 Harvest Timing - Are Your Tubers Physiologically Mature? Plus: Storage Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 28:09


    Episode 18: Top Ten Tips with Nora Olsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 26:01


    Episode 17: To Hemp or Not to Hemp

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 35:40


    Episode 16: Wash. Grower Tells It Like It Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 22:54


    Episode 15: John Keeling's Exit Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 18:12


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    Episode 13: What Are You Eating?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 23:44


    Episode 12: Aphid Monitoring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 18:58


    Episode 11: Calcium "King of the Potato Nutrients"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 19:14


    The Potato Podcast Episode 10: Washington/Oregon Potato Conference Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 21:15


    The Potato Podcast Episode 6: Potato Varieties

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 18:22


    The Potato Podcast Episode 7: Potato Expo 2019 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 25:55


    The Potato Podcast Episode 8: Potato Expo 2019 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 23:18


    The Potato Podcast Episode 9: Washington/Oregon Potato Conference Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 19:52 Transcription Available


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