Potato Field Day

As the farming community continues the slow trek toward normalcy, the row crop sector will take a noticeable step Thursday June 24th, as Washington State University hosts their Potato Field Day in Othello. WSU’s Dr. Tim Waters said this year’s Field Day will not be like those from the past. This year’ ...

Due to state and Washington State University coronavirus policy, the 2020 WSU-Othello Potato Field Day, scheduled for June 18, has been cancelled. WSU said seed lot samples entered into the Commercial Seed Lot Trial will be evaluated for disease and other growth compromising factors in early June ...

The end of June means Washington State University’s Potato Field Day is just around the corner.  This year, the event will take place Thursday June 27th at the Othello station located off Booker Road.  WSU’s Tim Waters said as in years past, they will focus much of their time on potato virus that are or could impact this year’s crop.  But he said that’s not al...

It may not feel like it with inches of snow still on the ground across much of the Northwest, but planting season will be here for potato growers before you know it.  In an effort to prepare growers, RDO will hold a Potato Central Clinic Thursday in Pasco.  ...

The 2017 WSU Potato Field Day gets underway Thursday at the Washington State University Research station in Othello.  WSU researcher Tim Waters told the Washington Ag Network this year’s field day will include many of the staples growers have come to expect over the years, such as nutrient management, but there’s several things that are new.   “There’...