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test in Oahu, Hawaii, again this year.
Samples were collected in October at
the office in East Grand Forks. The
samples will be planted and each lot
observed visually for stand, vigor and
potato virus. All positive potato virus
visual observations are confirmed with
a laboratory test. Once complete, the
results will be communicated to the
growers and industry.
- Eric Byre, plant protection program
supervisor, Minnesota Department of
Agriculture
Montana reached an all-time high acreage for the
2022 crop with 11,322 acres.
Growers are reporting excellent
quality, and yields ranging from
slightly below average to a strong
average. They acknowledge that
this year's yields are in reference to
the extraordinary yields of the 2019
and 2020 crops.
The growing season presented
MONTANA
Montana's 2022 seed potato harvest
was completed by mid-October with
near perfect harvest conditions.
challenges, particularly with a very
cool June followed by hotter-thanaverage
temperatures in July and early
August. These conditions led to a
delay in tuber bulking in some
varieties. Some growers delayed vine
kill 7-10 days to allow the potatoes
to bulk adequately at the end of the
growing season. Overall, Montana
growers are very pleased with their
crop and anticipate an excellent grade
out in the spring.
Montana reached an all-time high
acreage for the 2022 crop with 11,322
acres. This represents a 3.6% increase
over 2021 and an 8.8% increase from
five years ago. While Russet Burbank
is still dominant at 3,600 acres, a
significant increase in acreage over
the past decade has been noted in
Clearwater Russet, which now holds
our No. 2 position at 1,589 acres.
Clearwater was released by the
Potato Variety Management Institute
in 2009 and first planted in Montana
in 2010. It is the only new variety to
break into the top five during that
time. Umatilla is now the third most
widely planted variety at 1,542 acres,
followed by Ranger Russet at 1,295
acres, and Alturas at 722 acres. Adding
the acreage of all Norkotah lines
together, it would jump into the third
spot at 1,480 acres. Of the Norkotahs,
the Texas 278 line has the highest
acreage at 556 acres, followed by
Colorado 3 (304 acres), Texas 296
(289 acres), Texas 112 (244 acres),
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