Tag: potato variety trials
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Posted on January 18, 2016
Evaluating Variety Trials: A Virtual Walk-through the Potato Fields
By Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm and Dr. Ruth Genger, UW Madison Department of Plant Pathology Admittedly, I have a bit of winter amnesia when […]
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Posted on November 25, 2015
Gleanings from the Potato Fields – A Summary of Highlights from the 2015 Potato Variety Trials
Part 1 in a 3 part series of reflections from Grower Participants with the Organic Potato Variety Trials by Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm & […]
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Posted on July 27, 2015
Urban Horticulture Open House Set for August 15 at West Madison Research Station
We hope you and your family can join us for this year’s Urban Horticulture Open House set for Saturday, August 15th from 10 am – […]
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Posted on April 21, 2015
Potato Variety Trials Underway: In Anticipation of Tubers
By Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm As a CSA farmer, I love this time of year, that hit of ephemeral mojo, the smell of the […]
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Posted on March 23, 2015
Potato Mixology Part 1: Breeding new potato varieties on organic farms
– Erin Schneider, Hilltop Community Farm Which came first: the tuber or the seed? When we talk about seed potatoes, we mean tubers harvested from […]
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Posted on February 23, 2015
MOSES Organic Farming Conference 2015
The MOSES Organic Farming Conference is almost upon us and I am excited! This is the 26th year of this annual conference held in La […]
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Posted on January 19, 2015
2014 potato variety trial – results from research station
Hi all, Just a quick post today – I want to share the yield results from the potato variety trial run at West Madison Agricultural […]
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Posted on January 12, 2015
Breeding, seed potatoes and weeds, oh my! On-farm research opportunities in 2015.
A truly sustainable food system uses locally adapted crop varieties and can produce seed for the next crop. In working towards sustainable organic potato production, […]
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Posted on January 5, 2015
Happy New Year – and article in Organic Broadcaster
Happy New Year, all! I hope the first few days of 2015 have been enjoyable for you, and that the gradually increasing daylength is proving […]
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Posted on September 8, 2014
Evaluating harvested tubers – surface disease defects
Culling harvested produce (sorting it into marketable and unmarketable lots) can be a process with the simple criterion “would my customers buy/eat this vegetable?” During […]