Fact Sheets / Publications

The Potato Program team at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension provides information on potato and rotation crop production. Our published fact sheets are can be found in the publications catalog.

Dickeya

• Novel Approach for Identification of Potato Seed Lots Suspected to be Effected by Dickeya
• Using the Maine winter grow-out for identification of potato seed lots suspected to be effected by Dickeya: Word | PDF
• Selecting Seed: Best Management Practices for Mitigating Concerns About Dickeya dianthicola and Pectobacterium parmentieri (Pectobacterium wasabiae): Word | PDF
• Maine Seed Potato IPM Protocol for Dickeya Management: Word | PDF

Insects

• Colorado Potato Beetle
• European Corn Borer
• Aphids
• Wireworms

Diseases

• White Mold (PDF)
• Verticillium Wilt (PDF)
• Rhizoctonia (PDF)
• Black Leg and Soft Rot (PDF)
• Late Blight Control Checklist (PDF)
• Potato Mop-Top Virus (PDF)
• Powdery Scab (PDF)
• PVY & PLRV (PDF)
• Common Scab (PDF)
• Late Blight (PDF)
• Late Blight Prediction in Maine (PDF)
• Late Blight for Gardeners (PDF)
• Late blight information for gardeners and others
• Late Blight Gardener Alert
• Bacterial Ring Rot (PDF)
• Silver Scurf of Potatoes

Commercial Potato Production in North America Handbook (PDF)

Agronomy/Production

• Potassium: An Essential Element for Potatoes
• Phosphorus: An Essential Element for Potatoes
• Nitrogen: An Essential Element for Potatoes
• Producing Organic Potatoes in Maine (PDF)
• Growing Potatoes in the Home Garden (PDF)
• Seed Cutting and Handling (PDF)
• Potato Harvester Safety (PDF)
• Potato Harvester Calibration (PDF)
• Canola Production (PDF)
• Treating Potatoes Before Storage*

Other

• Handling Pest Samples (PDF)
• Maine Potato Board Review of the Industry
• Vegetables and Fruits for Health: Potatoes

Culls

• Feeding Potatoes to Livestock (PDF)
• Composting Cull Potatoes*
• Recycling Waste Potatoes on the Farm*
• Maine Cull Disposal Best Management Practices (PDF)
• Brochure for Maine Cull Disposal Best Management Practices (PDF)

WPS information (contact our office for a training tape)

• Handler training card (PDF)
• WPS signature form (PDF)
• WPS record keeping form (PDF)
• Inspection form for a Family Business (PDF | Word)
• Inspection form for a General Inspection (PDF | Word)
• Inspection form for a Handler Interview (PDF | Word)
• Inspection form for a Worker Interview (PDF | Word)

*Contact us to receive copies of specific resources as PDF documents via e-mail.