University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Potato Program

The Potato Program team at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension provides information on potato and rotation crop production. We publish Fact Sheets and these are delivered via SPUDLINES, our newsletter.

Colorado Potato Beetle

European Corn Borer

Aphids

Wireworms

White Mold

Verticillium Wilt

Rhizoctonia

Black Leg and Soft Rot

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Late Blight Control Checklist
Potato Mop-Top Virus
Powdery Scab
PVY & PLRV
Common Scab Fact Sheet
Late Blight
Late Blight Prediction in Maine
Late Blight for Gardeners
Late blight information for gardeners and others  

Late Blight Gardener Alert
Bacterial Ring Rot

Commercial Potato Production in North America Handbook

1. Agronomy/Production
Producing Organic Potatoes in Maine  
Growing Potatoes in the Home Garden
Seed cutting and Handling
Potato Harvester Safety

Potato Harvester Calibration

Canola Production

Treating Potatoes into Storage

2. Others
Handling Pest Samples

Field Scouting

Economic Impact of the Maine Potato Industry

MPB review of the Industry, 2008 

Seed treatment trials 2007 Report   

Potato Vegetables for the Health Way

3. Culls
Feeding Potatoes to Livestock

Composting Cull Potatoes

Recycling Waste Potatoes on the Farm

Maine Cull Disposal Best Management Practices

Brochure for Maine Cull Disposal Best Management Practices



4. WPS information (contact the office for a training tape)
   Pesticide list with REI and EPA numbers   (last updated 01.31.12)
   Handler training card  
   WPS signature form  
   WPS record keeping form  
   Inspection form for a Family Business  
   Inspection form for a General Inspection  
   Inspection form for a Handler Interview  
   Inspection form for a Worker Interview  

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   Steven B. Johnson, Ph.D.                                   
   Crops Specialist and Extension Professor                    
   University of Maine Cooperative Extension                   
   57 Houlton Road                                                 
   Presque Isle, ME 04769                                      
                                                               
   e-mail: Steve Johnson  
    
   In Maine 800.287.1462 
   Elsewhere 207.764.3361
   
   
   
   

   
   
   
   
   

   
    

    

   
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