We’re off to a slow start due to heavy rain this spring, but we did manage to get in one day of planting at the Hancock Research Station in April. Here is a photo of us planting a replicated yield trial for fresh market russets. From left to right: Umesh, Grace, Bryan, and Jeff.
Each potato “seed” piece is a cut tuber, around 2 oz. in weight, which we planted by hand at a spacing of 1 ft. within the row. The breeding program staff in Rhinelander spends many days each spring cutting seed.
