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Trical Employees Sit on Expert Panel on Black Dot in Potatoes

Black dot is spreading in potato fields — and farmers are right to be concerned. While not a new disease, black dot is becoming tougher to manage, stealing yield, blemishing tubers, and reducing marketability. That’s why Spud Smart brought together three experts for the Soil Under Siege panel.

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A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome
A High-tech Look Inside Soil’s Microbiome

Chad Hutchinson is pleased to discuss soil microbes and sustainability with Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome Makers, an independent, third-party genomics company that specializes in DNA sequencing of agricultural soil samples.

1/30/2024

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Trical Employees Sit on Expert Panel on Black Dot in Potatoes
Trical Employees Sit on Expert Panel on Black Dot in Potatoes

Black dot is spreading in potato fields — and farmers are right to be concerned. While not a new disease, black dot is becoming tougher to manage, stealing yield, blemishing tubers, and reducing marketability. That’s why Spud Smart brought together three experts for the Soil Under Siege panel.

8/14/2025

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Trical Employees Sit on Expert Panel on Black Dot in Potatoes
Trical Employees Sit on Expert Panel on Black Dot in Potatoes

Black dot is spreading in potato fields — and farmers are right to be concerned. While not a new disease, black dot is becoming tougher to manage, stealing yield, blemishing tubers, and reducing marketability. That’s why Spud Smart brought together three experts for the Soil Under Siege panel.

8/14/2025