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Potato problems in Saskatchewan
Cold and wet conditions in September and October has some Saskatchewan producers opting to leave potatoes out in the field instead of incur the cost of digging the crop out. Multiple nights of hard frosts have damaged potatoes near the surface and the damaged potatoes can cause healthy potatoes to rot in storage.
October 30, 2018 By 620 CKRM The Source
Connie Achtymichuk, provincial vegetable specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, advises growers with more than 10 per cent frost damage out in the field to keep potatoes in the ground because the cost to dig them out isn’t worth it. | READ MORE
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