Late Blight Hotlines For Potato Growers Up And Running For 2016

Posted by Rosemary Gordon|May 6, 2016

The late blight hotlines are ready for the coming season. The hotlines, sponsored by Syngenta’s fungicide Orondis Opti, allow growers to access timely disease updates and management recommendations from expert researchers.

Late blight hotline updates include a variety of information about weather threats, disease pressures, and scouting, as well as other expert advice. In addition, the hotlines provide locally specific information for five key potato-growing regions. Because these updates are area specific, growers can utilize them to make more informed management decisions.

The updates are accessible with a phone call to the following numbers:

University of Idaho: 800-791-7195
Mid-Michigan Consulting: 888-379-9012
North Dakota State University: 888-482-7286
Oregon State University: 800-705-3377
Washington State University: 800-984-7400

“The researchers that contribute updates to these hotlines have shared a great deal of knowledge and insight over the years,” said Kiran Shetty, Ph.D., Syngenta technical development lead. “The hotlines are a great way for Syngenta to help make sure their expertise is readily available to the growers that need it.”